He turned Art and The Play What I Wrote into smashes. Now he’s handing out flyers for Charlie and Stan. But will pandemic-shy audiences come and see it? Reports of the death of the stere…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMA set-ruining act of boorishness, or a vital rite of passage for standups? Often it depends on who’s doing the heckling In the Guide’s weekly Solved! column, we look into a crucial pop-c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PMThough in later years he fell from fashion, his rabbinical style in early routines felt very much like live comedy’s native tongue If Jackie Mason could speak to us now, he’d surely be r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMPreston Park, BrightonLou Sanders, Ed Gamble and John Robins cracked jokes for an acres-wide crowd, with O’Doherty’s delightful stream of consciousness the highlight Save for incapacitat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PMGrange Farm, HuntingdonWatson and Nabil Abdulrashid were two standups who managed to thrive on a first night where the rain was less forgiving than the hecklers Another al fresco comedy gala…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMRegent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonThe Irish comedian and guests Nish Kumar and Fatiha El-Ghorri lift their crowd’s soggy spirits with some choice gags Aisling Bea is getting soaked; …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMTurbine theatre, LondonUsing home videos of their own childhood, Rob Madge presents the moving and funny story of how a young Disney fan got to grow up to be Belle of the ball “Are you fil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMThe explosively funny standup has joked provocatively about race, leftwing politics and gender. Next up, his mother-in-law In 2019, a performance of Fin Taylor’s #MeToo-themed When Harassy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMVaudeville theatre, LondonRuPaul’s Drag Race star Alyssa Edwards rampages into the West End and has an easy way with the crowd “My favourite subject is talking about me,” Alyssa Edward…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PMAvailable onlineThe age of peak podcast meets its match in John-Luke Roberts and his procession of hilariously titled imaginary shows In 2018, John-Luke Roberts’s Edinburgh show consisted …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMAvailable onlinePart behind-the-scenes doc and part reiteration of Gethard’s faith in comedy, this is a vivid portrait of a peripatetic life Chris Gethard’s new film opens with the 40-ye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMNetflix With electro-pop social commentary, bleak humour and sock-puppet debates, the comic’s lockdown creation is astonishing Well, now we know what Bo Burnham did with his lockdown. Insi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMSoho theatre, London Newman dissects ideas with intelligence, running around the houses and back, on themes from politics and humanity to parenthood A masked audience is a novelty at his gig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PMDo you want your sightlines unobstructed by big hair, or is avoiding the eyeline of savage comics your priority? Here’s the perfect spot to enjoy the show In the Guide’s weekly Solved! …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMPleasance, London, and onlineSeven comedians, including Priya Hall and Chloe Petts, marked the reopening of theatres with some slick live sets “I think I can remember how to comedy,” say…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PMAll4The Inbetweeners star plays on his first TV special’s lack of audience by claiming high sophistication – while deftly pricking the bubble with pretend banter Simon Bird always intend…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMAvailable onlineThe cast of a whodunnit are all suspects when an impresario is found dead in this likably silly, hummable show Blackpool impresario Varthur McArthur has a doozy of an idea fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33PMAvailable onlineLauren Pattison, Kay Greyson and Richard Boggie deliver audio plays about stage disasters, a sobering drinks interval and playing to an audience of none Some of the finest lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PMThe comedian’s 2018 show Dr Cosmos addressed mental health, midlife and Brexit – little knowing a crisis lurked around the corner. Now it’s being streamed, might no mention of Covid be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMLockdown and the loss of both parents have transformed the entertainer. He talks about the disappointments of TV, outgrowing his comic persona – and his move into the glamping business I r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMAvailable onlineNot sure what you would do if you were given absolute power? Unfortunately, nor do the duo Thick’n’Fast in this lightweight fantasy We may all, under lockdown, have falle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMAnxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws’ mockumentary – so what’s it trying to say about life after Covid? Twelve months into the Covid pandem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48PMThe standup on representation, Matt Hancock, her new travel show and why she loves Norwich A Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid-Compliant Adventure was the original name for Rosie J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMAngel Comedy Club online Comedians led by Jordan Brookes and Tim Key turn lockdown worries into riffs on parenting, personality and body hair in a night of infectious live fun “Let’s do …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMHe started out learning his craft on a school work experience programme. Now the comic is about to make history with the first standup special from Africa It’s not every day a comedian can…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32AMIn the second of our two-parter, rock stars, roadies, actors, dancers, composers and comics describe how their lives have been transformed without live shows – and imagine what now lies ah…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMAvailable onlineJust the Tonic’s three-hour standup sprawl comes close to the comedy club experience, featuring Matt Forde’s Boris tribute and Jason Byrne’s toilet trumpet alongside Ve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMAvailable onlineRussell Kane saves the day with energetic Covid gags as technical issues and uninspired material blight the first edition of a new standup series LIVENow has streamed “a st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMBBC2, live and on catchupThis chance to see new comedy faces, including Judi Love, Michael Stranney and Toussaint Douglass, reaps easygoing rewards Victoria Wood, Harry Hill and Eddie Izzard…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMAvailable onlineSilverman shifts away from shock-peddling and scripted jokes in a Q&A that comes alive when she reflects on comedy itself “I hope this was interesting in some way,” s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMHis routines about race, identity and a black Winston Churchill clocked 3,000 complaints. As he looks forward to touring again, the standup explains why he won’t be toning things down Wat…
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