Comedy duo The Pin have livened up lockdown with their Zoom send-ups. Now their end-of-the-pier stage debut is being hailed as ‘the cure for theatre’. Is that why so many stars are linin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMLive stream from Sydney, available onlineIf the performer gets in the way of himself and his impressive lyrical skills, the best of him still shines through in a fine set Reactions to Tim Mi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMNetflixThe US standup has his say on celebrity culture and Covid, but not the Oscars row, and ends up buffering his own ego in a new special ‘It’s my fucking household, I’m not holding…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMYouTube In character as an offensively aggressive comic, Heidecker weaves dodgy jokes with engaging meta twists, but ultimately a lack of variety spoils the party Parody hack standup is a ge…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMAmazon Prime VideoThe American comic largely abstains from telling about his adventures in celibacy in a slick and wry standup special It’s an odd one, this. American comic Kevin James Doy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMRose Theatre, Kingston Before live comedy disappears once more, Kane delivers a terrific, barnstorming set sending up the pandemic – and the government’s laughable response to it On Wedn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMSome standups see it as their job to provide collective catharsis for the coronavirus, while others see pandemic gags as off-limits – even ones about Trump “I’ve been getting a lot ou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM21Soho, LondonBritain’s Got Talent botherer Nabil Abdulrashid leads an impressively forthright and sometimes edgy night of standup dealing with race and identity Comedian Nabil Abdulrashi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMApollo theatre, London London’s theatre district reopened its doors to stage an evening of well-aimed wrath that somehow finds comedy in kidney surgery After seven months away, the West E…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMBattersea Arts Centre, London, and online Audience participation at arm’s length via screen happily injects some welcome randomness into this six-person improvised sketch show How do you d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMThe comedian’s new podcast is bursting with enthusiasm for poems. If standup forces him to be funny, here he forces himself to be true ‘Phwooar – Ginsy Ginsy Ginsy, I love you so much!…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMBritain’s Got Talent star Myra Dubois turns agony aunt in a show that might raise the roof in a theatre – but not online Myra Dubois was a staple of the cabaret scene for years before Si…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMNetflixJoyous reflections on new motherhood, Amsterdam’s museums and working with J-Lo see the charismatic standup cresting a career-high wave Welcome to Buteaupia, Michelle Buteau’s Net…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMNational Maritime MuseumSara Pascoe, Rich Hall and Aisling Bea warm to an excited crowd – and a divine heckler – in the chilly outdoors ‘Comedy isn’t essential?” asks Rich Hall, in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMAs the ‘Duchess of Canvey’ releases a greatest hits album, her creator relives an extraordinary journey from Southend to the West End via schoolteaching and Ibiza superclubs ‘Diane is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMNetflix The horizons may be narrow in the British standup’s special but nobody does this sort of material better There’s something odd about watching Michael McIntyre’s first Netflix …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMNetflix The Mexican-American comic offers English and Spanish versions of his show, but the sexist fare is depressing however you look at it With Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones, Felipe Espar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMWith the Edinburgh festival shelved by Covid, standups have turned a garden shed into a stage for an online extravaganza. Our writer enjoys flashes of brilliance amid a dislocating experienc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMBridget Christie pokes fun at Madonna, Suzi Ruffell talks smear tests and John Robins is heckled about Butlins. Our critic’s first standup gig in months is a riot of joy and tension ‘Thi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMAudiobook, available onlinePenguin’s fine pandemic audio festival delivers hours of laughs from comics including Jordan Brookes, Glamrou, Mo Amar, Michelle de Swarte and Sheeps ‘I’m ju…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMPodcast There are secret recordings, spoof calls and cringing reflections in the performance artist’s attempts to find meaning in life ‘I used to be a comedian,” says Kim Noble in part…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMThe Edinburgh fringe may have been cancelled but there are plenty of online gigs to enjoy featuring Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Sarah Millican and more The line between charity gigs and norma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMYouTubeFootage of Dara Ó Briain, Sarah Millican, John Bishop and Jason Byrne features in this attempt to recapture the mythic status of a renowned fringe night Greatest Ever Late ’n’ Li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMCovid-19 has cancelled the annual jamboree, leaving performers – and our comedy critic – bereft. What does the festival mean to them and how will it change? Meeting Flight of the Conchor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMCadogan Hall, LondonIn a global livestream, the former Python delivers alimony gags, a bit of PC-baiting – and an amusingly grumpy lecture on how nobody knows anything The decision to post…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMThe yearly festival is a celebration of entertainment, art, rain, booze, cobbles and closeness to strangers. Roll on 2021 ... Remotely entertaining: Edinburgh highlights beamed to your livi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMWhen you’ve shared jokes since childhood, you can be brutally honest with each other. Flo & Joan and Ruby Wax’s daughters, Maddy and Marina Bye, on becoming family double acts They�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMAlan Partridge’s Sidekick Simon takes it out on his own hapless wingman – but Enya’s repeated interruptions slow the flow I’ve missed live comedy very much since the closure of theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMOriginally planned as an Edinburgh show, You Build the Thing You Think You Are is now a film – and a different proposition to live-streamed lockdown comedy Joz Norris’s new experiment st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03PMBec Hill, Laura Davis and Eshaan Akbar can be watched on this online home for comedy’s rising stars and circuit regulars With gig venues closed, where do you turn for your comedy fix? You …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24PMYouTubeBuress revisits the story of his 2017 arrest for disorderly intoxication in an enjoyable online set that uses technology creatively Cross a comedian at your peril. They can put their …
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