Thursday, March 28, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonKemsley packs in high-calibre jokes in a tour through the gendered politics of promiscuity
In Nanette, Hannah Gadsby refused to pretend her personal pain was funny " and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The comedian's new show offers audiences 'bespoke on-demand gags' but reinforces the idea that satire is impotent
In Richard Holloway's book Waiting for the Last Bus " it's about dying " he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 16, 2019
The comic's new Netflix hour brings in some of her greatest themes: sex, bodies and the flouting of gendered taboos
A new Amy Schumer special offers more than just a standup set. It's a stat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 14, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonNocturnal is notionally about the things keeping the standup awake at night, but this cheery set shows she has nothing to worry about
Had it been assembled by a jetpack m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:58AM[SHARE]Monday, March 11, 2019
The Palestinian-US standup on British airports, his Netflix special The Vagabond and what he has in common with comic pals Guz Khan and Dave Chappelle
There's an auspicious precedent for Hou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 8, 2019
European comics assembled for a gig about Britain's departure from the EU " but ended up talking about sex and poultry
It's an article of faith among remainers that Brexit has made the UK a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 2, 2019
The standup and TV host on how British politics broke his heart, Question Time abuse and why he's the Bob Dylan of comedy
When Nish Kumar first made his mark as a solo comic, his material wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 28, 2019
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonTarget's absurdist show Splosh! " about swimming and his childhood in Houston " cocks a quiet snook at machismo
It's my dream with this show, says Ben Target, "t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:56AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Wyvern theatre, SwindonCartoonish characters and an operatic vomiting routine animate conventional observations about Brits abroad, marriage and moving to the provinces
A "fast, mental, neu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 24, 2019
He was the Kurt Cobain of comedy, railing against advertising, politicians, the war on drugs, even waffle waitresses. What do the new generation make of the chain-smoking motormouth?
Comedy …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 1, 2019
Vault festival, LondonIn Best Dad Ever, the ex-poker player and maths nerd has constructed a meticulous show of well-turned gagsKen Cheng was known as "the human calculator" at school, and q…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 29, 2019
The Other Palace, LondonComedy's rational surveyor of the political scene fires a centrist shot at easy targets from Boris Johnson to Jeremy CorbynThe left/right divide is no longer a useful…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 24, 2019
Vault festival, LondonGlanc's big-hearted, puppyish persona is hard to resist, especially if you're in the front row at this lovably silly show 'I like to rub myself down with a raw fish." W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 13, 2019
Union Chapel, LondonLife still holds surprises for a woman of 54, including the US presidency, and Sykes plays them for everything they've gotThe first half hour of Wanda Sykes' maiden Londo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 10, 2019
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe storyteller sets out to list all 20,000 of his possessions in a show that misfires despite some delightful apercus'I have a house with lots of things in it,"…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup's debut show insightfully dissects the travails of long-term commitment and the tsunami of having childrenSindhu Vee has a more interesting hinterland than mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Blanchett and Hiddleston get sexual, there are chills in a Glasgow tower block, Matthew Bourne takes on the star-crossed lovers, plus Catherine Tate, Tim Minchin and Ben Elton return to the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 18, 2018
We had volcanic eruptions from Nish Kumar, open-heart anguish from Jessie Cave and cold lasagne from James Acaster. But no one could beat the wild blazing brilliance of Flight of the Conchor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Soho theatre, London In his new show, American Hour, the comedian delivers barbed routines on race, religion and culture wars'I don't want to be a cartoon martyr," says Hari Kondabolu, who r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]Monday, December 3, 2018
The Big Yin mastered the art of funny " there was barely such a thing as standup comedy when he graduated from Glasgow's shipyard to the stageIt was news we saw coming, but that barely dimin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonCariad Lloyd and Jude Christian's panto boasts a nice balance of trashy and innocent, a charismatic cast and a warm spirit of fun Even by panto standards, the storyt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PM[SHARE]Natalie Palamides' bravura piece about machismo, Nate, is now being performed by its male director, Dr Brown"How many of you here haven't seen Natalie do this show?" A surprising number of h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Bristol Old VicNarrating his life via sonnets and speeches, the motormouth comic delivers a show that is both egotistical and endearing'I'm trying to alchemise the work of our greatest playw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 20, 2018
The Stables, Milton KeynesFrom imagining Enya as president to a disappointing encounter with Leonardo da Vinci, the Irish whimsy merchant delivers oodles of soothing sillinessOh to be Irish!…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 18, 2018
Blackheath Halls, LondonThe comedian performs in the guise of Lucifer on his latest tour, but the material is standard snarkScarlet of skin and horny of head, Marcus Brigstocke plays Lucifer…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 15, 2018
Whether it's cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies? Everyone agrees that Martin Scorsese's collaboration with Robert De Ni…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 13, 2018
The big-collared clown's new touring show is a galloping riot of idiocy aimed at children " and they love it. Whether they learn anything is another matterComedy for kids is on the rise. Phi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AM[SHARE]Monday, November 12, 2018
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonFry's retelling of Greek myths makes for an engaging evening, but it takes Blackadder and Harry Potter to ignite the audienceHestia was the goddess of the hearth, a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 8, 2018
Royal Court, LondonReviving their 2010 show, Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence call on the inspiration of strangers to explore changing attitudes to disabilityEight years ago, Lisa Hammond and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonIn her new show, Peachy, Pattison perkily traces her efforts to be young, free and single while coping with mental fragilityLauren Pattison's first show was about a break…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PM[SHARE]Monday, November 5, 2018
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonShifting between eerie ghost story and broad comedy, Ross Sutherland's intriguing solo show about demonic possession never quite makes its intentions clearJust a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM[SHARE] 
