Sunday, January 12, 2020
Cambridge JunctionThe Yorkshire comic’s endearing set about mistakes made in public roars into life with a final, extraordinary reveal
Who among us, deciding instantly on a course of actio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMFriday, January 10, 2020
Soho theatre, LondonThe New Zealander’s minimalist Only Bones v1.4 combines the spellbinding and ridiculous but ultimately seems unsure what it wants to be
No props. No set. No text. No na…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMThursday, January 9, 2020
Vaudeville theatre, London Stunts and tricks go awry in this slapstick romp, though the running gag makes it hard to conjure suspense
If you’ve watched a magic show, you may have experienc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMThursday, January 2, 2020
Tom Stoppard gets personal, Cush Jumbo does Hamlet, Hollywood names bring everything from tragedy to comedy … plus dance confronts shame and there’s standup open heart surgery Continue r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMFriday, December 20, 2019
Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonSandi Toksvig hosts a knowingly slapdash evening of irony-charged singalongs that revels in the magic of its venue
Snowdrop the fairy has misplaced the magic of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMWednesday, December 18, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonWith repurposed classics such as 12 Gays of Christmas, this festive satirical show delivers big-hitting performances and cunning lyrics
If you should find yourself at a c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMMonday, December 16, 2019
A double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby’s follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes’ uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year
More on the best culture of 2019 Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMMonday, December 9, 2019
Warwick Arts Centre A cool crowd warms to the standup’s animated stories, daft moves and disarming candour in Dance Like Everyone’s Watching
A standup needs several qualities in their lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMSunday, December 8, 2019
Bloomsbury theatre, LondonDoc-turned-comic Kay recalls Christmases spent in hospitals – with anecdotes about peanut butter, ill-used confectionery and a blast of Spandau Ballet
‘Christma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMWednesday, December 4, 2019
O2 Arena, LondonGlimpses of wit float to the surface in this sex-and-excrement bonanza … but are quickly flushed away by tedious misogyny
Two trips to the O2 in 10 days: two shows wallowin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMMonday, December 2, 2019
Vaults, LondonZoe Lyons is a pyjama-clad deity with wrath-management issues and a retinue of doubtful angels in David Javerbaum’s enjoyable comedy
It began as a Twitter account, which bega…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMSunday, December 1, 2019
Chequer Mead, East GrinsteadAttacks on Extinction Rebellion and smashed avacado keep Dee in default pissed-off mode, but there are a few inspired moments
Jack Dee speaks out of a diagonal mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMThursday, November 28, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonKearns delivers a day-in-the-drab-life of a man with dreams, toting suburban existentialism in a style all his own
Time was, I’d have bet my house against Count Arthur …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PMMonday, November 25, 2019
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonPrince Charming? You must be joking – but this show will still leave families and festive fun-seekers satisfied
You might think assignations with princes have lost…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMBrighton DomeIn an endearing but gentle show, the comedian tries to leave his Father Ted alter ego behind
Father Dougal casts a long shadow, Ardal O’Hanlon laments at the start of his tour…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AMSunday, November 24, 2019
O2 Arena, LondonThe comic, who doesn’t seem to have any interest in people or the world, puts on a weak show with anecdotes that ring untrue
It’s not an auspicious start to Jack Whitehal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMSunday, 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 12:03PM 
