Monday, August 12, 2019
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghSociety’s ‘follow your dreams’ mantra is pulled apart in a poignant show that tackles race, class and brotherly love
Is standup the perfect meritocracy? T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AMSunday, August 11, 2019
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghA group of friends have their worldviews picked apart by a seductive stranger in Jonathan Caren’s well-acted drama
Stag parties are where masculinity supposedl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PMSaturday, August 10, 2019
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghRaucous and rude, the standup provides a whirlwind tour of her sexual history and blows past all objections with the G-force gusto of her performance
You might …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMMonkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghThe Australian absurdist lays waste to standup convention with glee and skill – but is she too clever for her own good?
No gimmicks, promises Zoë Coombs Mar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMFriday, August 9, 2019
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe most physical third of the sketch group Daphne makes his solo standup debut with a considered rumination on class identity and social mobility
George Fourac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PMStand Comedy Club, Edinburgh The standup tenderly hymns the joys of new parenthood in this delightful, tightly focused show
Having a baby is about as far from unique an experience as it’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMWednesday, August 7, 2019
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Kathy Burke directs Amy Booth-Steel’s feelgood, if cliched, chronicle of cancer and PTSD
Five years ago, Amy Booth-Steel was a jobbing actor, when she was diagnos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMUnderbelly Cowgate, EdinburghMore anarchic comedy, sexual frankness and in-yer-face clowning from the director behind Natalie Palamides
Is there a more singular style in comedy than Dr Brown…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMTuesday, August 6, 2019
Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghThe polemicist style of his early work may have given way to a more conflicted thinker but the comedy remains emphatic
Ahir Shah has long joked about the contr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PMStand Comedy Club, EdinburghKitson delivers a last-minute set of quarter-baked routines, but it’s still a pleasure to be entertained by his unique humour
It’s from one extreme to the oth…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMHer last standup show, about working in a New York sex dungeon, was a fringe hit – and is now bound for TV. How will she top it?
Desiree Burch is putting the finishing touches to her new E…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMMonday, August 5, 2019
Summerhall, EdinburghRecounting his experiences with a stalker, the comedian seems to live the horror afresh in a gripping show
If you followed Richard Gadd’s career up to his Edinburgh co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe incarnation of a woke social media caricature raises a few smiles but mostly pokes predictable fun at the softest of targets
Only the terminally woke would…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06PMSunday, August 4, 2019
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCohen crackles with attitude as she serves up an alarming but entertaining song-and-chat about sex, love and self-image
One of the most eye-catching newcomers a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghRobins delivers a masterclass in tone, tempo and character as he shares his failed attempts at flirting and home improvement
If you’re John Robins, there’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMSaturday, August 3, 2019
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn her show Venus, the standup explores her sexuality, education and how black people are used as props in white narratives
‘What colour am I?” Sophie Duke…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe comic best known as a cheeky-chappy explores male emotional inarticulacy and antisemitism
When you’ve pranked Theresa May at the Tory conference, or publ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMTuesday, July 23, 2019
Leicester Square theatre, LondonOne of the US’s most outspoken social commentators tackles sex and gender in a sparky show that confirms her place in the big league
‘I’ve learned a lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMSunday, July 14, 2019
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonNow in his mid-60s, the comedian is still delivering beautifully honed, brilliantly timed observations on everyday life
‘I feel like a blacksmith up here sometime…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMSaturday, July 13, 2019
From plummeting ratings to a global success, how did the Daily Show host become “America’s therapist”?
It is a few hours before Trevor Noah takes his seat at The Daily Show’s present…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMFriday, July 12, 2019
His viral videos earned him a sell-out tour and a new late night TV show – can the character comedian become the Instagram era’s Chris Evans?
Two years ago, Mo Gilligan was selling jeans…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AMMonday, June 24, 2019
Jessie Cave’s intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we’ve previously reviewed. Here’s what we said …
Pleasance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AMFriday, June 21, 2019
Neil Hamburger is a loser, insulting B-list celebs for our amusement, yet he can be less offensive – and funnier – than certain comedy superstars
‘What disease did legendary ice-cream …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMThursday, June 20, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonThe Saturday Night Live writer has skill but hits bum notes and wanders into incoherence at the end
It takes more than a few smart routines to make a show. I left Boston …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54PMWednesday, June 19, 2019
Eventim Apollo, LondonIn Real or Magic? the bicep-piercing endurance artist demonstrates supernatural command of his body
‘The last time I performed in London, I was shut in a box for 44 d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMSunday, June 16, 2019
Rose theatre, KingstonDespite occasional glimmers of subversive wit, Carr continues to rely on dubious jokes about dwarves, fat women and FGM
‘Welcome to 90 minutes of your life you’re n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMFriday, June 14, 2019
There’s a Belle and Sebastian play, a show in a hair salon, Frances Barber performing Pet Shop Boys songs and top comics including Josie Long and Stephen Fry. Here’s our guide to the wor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMSunday, June 9, 2019
Anvil, BasingstokePalin offers up a fascinating potted history of an ill-fated naval journey, then goes on an affable tour through his six-decade career
Geography, history and comedy. Those …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMFriday, June 7, 2019
Loughborough Town HallHe became ‘the most hated comedian in Britain’. Now Walsh is on tour with the most engaging show of his career
Three weeks into Strictly Come Dancing last autumn, S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMWednesday, June 5, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonBig of voice and wide of smile, the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist fills the room with her singing and mimicry
At points in Jess Robinson’s show, as you’re bein…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe former king of lad comedy moseys through a delightfully meandering set about ageing, libido and ‘the Strictly curse’
Frank Skinner is 62, and it’s r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AM 
