Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Available onlineThe gruff comic from Brooklyn appalls and entertains as he rages against the debauchery of modern America
Eddie Pepitone's closest brush with UK fame came in 2012, when the i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM[SHARE]Monday, June 22, 2020
From a daft James Bond spoof to reliving a disastrous audition over Zoom, the Upload comedy extravaganza had some delectable moments
As the black hole left by the cancelled Edinburgh fringe …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Coached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants " and thriving online during lockdown
'Let me tell you something more about …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM[SHARE]Monday, June 15, 2020
Looking for some escapist laughs? Here are a few tips, from John-Luke Roberts' chaotic sketches to Flight of the Conchords' smile-guaranteed songs
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Available onlineThe scuzzy end of show business and all its sozzled, sentimental excesses are captured by the ex-standup in a heartfelt monologue
I last saw Les Dennis on stage two years ago…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM[SHARE]Monday, June 8, 2020
Amazon Prime VideoQuinoa, veganism and lakehouses are ticked off on the Bronx comic's journey to affluence but her charm shines through
Lockdown laughs: where to watch online comedy
The Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 7, 2020
Consummate host Kiri Pritchard-McLean sets the stage for Frankie Boyle and others in a show with true comedy-club feel
Lockdown laughs: where to watch online comedy
The Covid Arms started…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Available online With weariness and seething frustration, the comedian sounds off in style about gender inequality and sexism
The starting point of Jen Brister's 2018 show Meaningless, no…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Monday, June 1, 2020
Available onlineLive cabaret becomes alternative sketch show as the Stamptown gang make merry with Zoom-era laughs
Can you capture online the raucous energy of the best live comedy cabarets?…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 31, 2020
Available on Netflix★★★☆☆/★★☆☆☆Oswalt's frothy set about ageing, Jesus and fitness freaks keeps the laughs coming, while a barking…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Available on NetflixGadsby follows up her hit show Nanette with a swaggering set that blazes with well-earned confidence
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance online
The last …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:32PM[SHARE]Monday, May 25, 2020
Audio downloadSixty years on, the taboo-busting comic can seem incoherent and insensitive but there's no doubting his masterful wordplay
He may be the least listened-to of standup icons. No …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM[SHARE]Friday, May 22, 2020
Festivals cancelled, venues shut and funding shelved: Covid-19 has forced those working in theatre to rethink their art form
'It's like the seven stages of grief," says Paula Varjack, of th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2020
Available on YouTubeEddie Izzard and standups from India, Australia and beyond roast fake news and bust coronavirus taboos in an entertaining if patchy webcam variety fundraiser for frontlin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 5, 2020
NetflixFinding a novel angle on everything from Pop-Tarts to the annoyances of modern technology, the American everyman is still on sparkling form
Mixed messages emanate from Jerry Seinfeld'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 3, 2020
The blokey joker fired up his webcam to deliver a 24 hours of faux-ballads, toilet humour and even a real-life wedding
The best theatre and dance to watch online
The best arts and entertain…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 23, 2020
Available onlineTherapy, foreplay and the nature of standup all fall into the crosshairs of a scattergun show that never fails to find its target
Who better to turn to at a time of social is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Available onlineThe comedian's daily interactive webcast is a load of shambolic, lo-fi silliness " which is just what we need right now
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Amazon PrimeWith this adroit and thoughtful show about death and sadness, the Australian standup has her audience in tears
' Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 12, 2020
This streaming event hosted by Anna Mann (AKA Colin Hoult) on NextUp was a valiant experiment in performing live comedy without an audience
"There is no eerier sight," my fellow comedy criti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Available onlineThe comedian's first standup special since he was disgraced in 2017 is heavy on self-pity and won't appease those outraged by his behaviour
Hottest front-room seats: the best…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM[SHARE]Monday, March 23, 2020
The Sherlock star joined Robin Ince and Josie Long's daily online broadcast to self-isolated comedy fans " and the results were rallying
'Stay apart " and keep connecting," is the mantra of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2020
With gigs cancelled and no support given to an art form that Art Council England does not officially recognise, comedians fear the worst
Coronavirus and culture " a list of major cancellati…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM[SHARE]Friday, March 13, 2020
Soho theatre, LondonSix almost-Americans narrate stories of cruelties inflicted when being expelled from the US
When we think of deportees, we seldom think of native Brits. But sometimes the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Epstein theatre, LiverpoolTouring for the first time in seven years, it's clear that the standup veteran hasn't lost any of his sharp humour
'As Emperor Hirohito said after the Hiroshima bom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 10, 2020
SSE Hydro, GlasgowThe Two Amigos deploy mutual mickey-taking and the odd banjo riff in a variety show with comic timing to die for
It started life as a cosy Q&A at a comedy festival. The…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 4, 2020
They're inspired by Charlie Hedbo and tell jokes that would get British comedians cancelled. Our writer spends a week watching French standups
How Greece's theatre staged triumph from trage…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM[SHARE]Monday, March 2, 2020
The titan of Irish comics is on a roll after his sitcom and chatshow success, but he is still excited and overwhelmed by the art of standup
'The older you get," asks Tommy Tiernan, "do you g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 1, 2020
Fairfield Halls, LondonIn his show Taxi Tour, the comic from last year's Britain's Got Talent offers only standard-issue middle-aged standup
Kojo Anim was a star of the black standup circui…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24PM[SHARE]Friday, February 28, 2020
Radlett Centre, HertfordshireThis grab-bag show sheds little light on our political travails but it's stuffed with funny caricatures and plenty of myth-busting
How did we get here? asks Mark…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The oddball standup delivers deliciously terrible, wonderful jokes as he leads the charge for alternatives to the mainstream
When John-Luke Roberts scored an Edinburgh fringe success with th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PM[SHARE] 
