Sunday, November 17, 2019
Fairfield Halls, LondonThe perky comic provides plenty of material and eye-rolling at how the other half live but some of the jokes flatline
Some marry for love, some for money, and some –…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMThursday, November 14, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonThe Scottish comic hits some acerbic highs with an oddly episodic set that hops from politics to porn to parenthood
‘Scary. Brutal. Forthright.” That’s how Fern Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMSunday, November 10, 2019
Eventim Apollo, LondonIn his first tour for eight years, the Australian polymath offers up a three-hour spectacular tracing the story of his life
Tim Minchin was “misdiagnosed” as a come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PMThursday, November 7, 2019
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWith typical deftness, the standup has made his scintillating two-part show a hymn to political correctness and a giddy attack on lefty sensibilities
What is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMMonday, November 4, 2019
Leicester Square theatre, LondonAt every turn, the confused ‘astronomer-in-chief’ gives us something to marvel at – from crap ventriloquism to the films of ‘Dustbin Hoffman’
At lea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMThursday, October 31, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonSanders is genial company in her new hour, Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy, but this isn’t a big-hitting show
Lou Sanders made a big leap forward with her 2018 show Sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33PMMonday, October 28, 2019
Watford ColosseumThe comedian has his buddy Jon Canter tee up one big-name anecdote after another in a cosy night that pays tribute … to himself
At one point in his touring show, Lenny Hen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMFriday, October 25, 2019
New Theatre, OxfordFollowing the success of her 2017 smash hit, the Australian comedian returns triumphant with a confident routine about her dog, her body and her out-and-proud neurodiversi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMTuesday, October 22, 2019
The comedian has written his first play – on whether science can prove that the Almighty exists. But first, there are some hecklers to deal with ...
Schrödinger’s cat can be both alive…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMSaturday, October 19, 2019
The comic was due to retire, until her show Nanette made her an overnight star. So how does she plan to top it?
Over her 10-year standup career, Hannah Gadsby had played to more than a few t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMThursday, October 17, 2019
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend The focus stays on the everyday as the standup works himself into a shrill rage. It would get repetitive if he wasn’t so good at it
‘I realise that this show is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMWednesday, October 9, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonIn the hilarious persona of a millennial narcissist blessing the audience with her precious jokes, Berlant’s impro-comedy is blazingly in-the-moment
‘This was incredi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMWednesday, October 2, 2019
She’s had small roles in hipster thriller Search Party and the new Tarantino movie but comedy is Berlant’s first love. Why? Because it’s ‘a place of terror’
To fellow comic Bo Burn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMTuesday, October 1, 2019
Nottingham PlayhouseFifteen years since he last performed standup, Elton’s new show humbly embraces the madness of the modern world
‘It hasn’t been easy,” says Ben Elton, “trying …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMMonday, September 30, 2019
Cliffs Pavilion, SouthendRob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell take the off-the-cuff gags of Would I Lie to You? on the road for a nonessential but entertaining night of comedy
The panel s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMSunday, September 29, 2019
Brighton DomeThe would-be MP’s ‘last’ standup show teems with delightful animals and gobbledook but often feels in need of an edit
‘This is my last tour before politics,” says Eddi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMThursday, September 26, 2019
Back on tour for the first time in 15 years, the trailblazing comedian has some scores to settle. How can he be a sellout, he asks, if he was never radical to begin with?
They say you should…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMTuesday, September 24, 2019
Two of the Three Amigos are hitting the road with a banter and banjo-filled double act. But it’s not about nostalgia, they insist
“I’m a Guardian subscriber!”
Oh, come now, Steve, yo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMSunday, September 22, 2019
Wembley Arena, London Though the timing is spot-on, the comedian’s outrageous swipes at every sexuality, race and even disability descend to cliche as their wickedness exceeds their wit
I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMFriday, September 20, 2019
Royal Concert Hall, NottinghamIf the domesticity subject matter is well-worn, the Crawley comic’s vivacity keeps it fresh
You know your career has taken off when you become – as Romesh R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMFrom apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest comics of the era
Our No 1 comedian’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMMonday, September 16, 2019
As the dyspeptic old-school entertainer embarks on a tour, his creator Steve Delaney reflects on dedicating his life to one character
Comedy has its careerists: thrusting tyros zeroing in on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMKing’s theatre, GlasgowOn his first home tour for a decade, Boyle tempered bad-taste gags by trying to decide whether his trademark humour has any worth in extreme times
Australian standup…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMFriday, September 13, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup riffs on the oddness of memory in a show that takes in Danish queens, Welsh sex breaks and a late gutpunch
Sofie Hagen’s last three shows – including her …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12PMWednesday, September 11, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonFrom being spat at by male audience members to mum riding ‘groin first’ to the rescue, Mittal delivers an irreverent set
When Aditi Mittal made her UK debut two years…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMTuesday, September 10, 2019
The soul-baring comedian has turned his experience of being stalked into a gripping piece of theatre, Baby Reindeer
It had all ended so well. When Richard Gadd won the Edinburgh Comedy award…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMTuesday, August 27, 2019
After years working in bars and call centres, Brookes’ absurdist show netted him the Edinburgh comedy award. So why does he want to want to blow the whole thing up?
It’s an hour after J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PMThe festival is over for another year but plenty of its theatre, comedy and dance hits have announced dates around the UK
CollapsibleBreffni Holahan gives a searing performance as Essie in M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMMonday, August 26, 2019
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghHelm’s first new show since 2013 combines humour and emotional intimacy, directly addressing his depression
Nick Helm was doing mental health comedy before it got …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThis year’s Edinburgh fringe was full of wokeness jokes from liberal standups as well as a host of conservative comedians who punch down
Has there been a rise in rightwing comedy? Or just …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMPleasance Dome, EdinburghThe comedy duo – who don’t do things by half – send themselves up as they attempt to reassemble their teenage band for one longed-for final gig
‘I don’t do…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AM 
