Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Though 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 repor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]Friday, July 16, 2021
Preston 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 incapacitating …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 11, 2021
Grange 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 11:48AM[SHARE]Monday, July 5, 2021
Regent'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; so a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 24, 2021
Turbine 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 filmi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The 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 M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Vaudeville 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 Edwards tell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Available 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 en…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Available 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-year-o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PM[SHARE]Monday, May 31, 2021
Netflix 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. Inside…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 27, 2021
Soho 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 06:24PM[SHARE]Monday, May 24, 2021
Do 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! colu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Pleasance, 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," says Da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 16, 2021
All4The 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 intended t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 9, 2021
Available 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 09:33PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 6, 2021
Available 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 04:42PM[SHARE]The 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 a sel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Lockdown 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 rem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PM[SHARE]Monday, April 12, 2021
Available 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 fallen pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Anxiety, 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 pandemic, th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The 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 04:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 28, 2021
Angel 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 it. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 24, 2021
He 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 c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32AM[SHARE]Monday, March 22, 2021
In 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 ahea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM[SHARE]Available 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 Vegas
"A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 21, 2021
Available 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 stri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PM[SHARE]Monday, March 8, 2021
BBC2, 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 08:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 7, 2021
Available 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," says …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 2, 2021
His 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
Watch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Pippa Evans, star of improvised musical Showstopper!, has written a self-help book based on her stage experiences. 'Yes … and?' asks our comedy critic
Did you ever think: I wish my life wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM[SHARE]Monday, February 15, 2021
OnlineCho's live-streamed Valentine's Day sex advice workshop encompassed BDSM, bestiality and the fun that can be had with 'pervertible' household objects
Valentine's Day is a celebration o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM[SHARE] 
