Friday, March 4, 2011
Barry And Stuart: Powered By Demons, LondonBBC1's recent Saturday night offering The Magicians might have been a bit of a hit-and-miss affair, based on the questionable idea that audiences w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMFriday, February 25, 2011
Aziz Ansari: The Dangerously Delicious Tour, LondonThe latest cult US comic to visit us over here is Aziz Ansari, known to connoisseurs of US TV as Tom Haverford, the feckless civil servant …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMFriday, February 18, 2011
James Sherwood's Piano Bar, LondonThere's something very civilised about the idea of a piano bar. Instead of knob gags and beery whooping, it conjures up images of white wine, polite chat an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMFriday, February 11, 2011
Daniel Kitson: The Interminable Suicide Of Gregory Church, On tourIt seems extraordinary to think that 10 years ago Daniel Kitson was appearing alongside Peter Kay in Phoenix Nights and his …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMFriday, February 4, 2011
Andi Osho: Afroblighty, On tourIt was a tiny bit disappointing to see Jo Brand picking up Best Female Comic at last month's British Comedy Awards. Yes, she's had a remarkable career and a pa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMFriday, January 28, 2011
The Horne Section, LondonWhen Alex Horne stages a live show, you can expect him to push the boundaries. A member of BBC4's We Need Answers team alongside Mark Watson and Tim Key, his solo w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMFriday, January 21, 2011
Andrew O'Neill: Occult Comedian, Balleybofey & DumfriesAndrew O'Neill doesn't spend a lot of time in the middle of the road. A committed vegan, anarchist and occasional transvestite, he's as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMFriday, January 14, 2011
Paul Foot, LondonYou don't always know what you're going to get with Paul Foot, but you can be assured that it'll be wholly original and frequently very funny. A typical set sees him trottin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMFriday, January 7, 2011
Jack Whitehall, LondonIt'd be easy to take a dislike to Jack Whitehall. As well as cropping up incessantly on Channel 4 (hosting Big Brother spin-offs, roasting Chris Tarrant, and taking par…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMFriday, December 31, 2010
Jackson's Way: The Jacksathon, LondonEngage a positive mental attitude, tape a drinking straw to the side of your face and prepare to enter the upbeat but ludicrous world of life coach Chris…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMFriday, December 17, 2010
Henning And Otto's German Christmas Do, LondonHere's something to alarm the mouth-breathers of the BNP: the extent to which Germany seems to be exerting more and more influence over the Brit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMFriday, November 26, 2010
Brendon Burns: Y'Know – Love'N'God'N'Metaphysics And Shit, On tourThe Edinburgh Comedy Award isn't exactly a poisoned chalice, but some acts seem to find it difficult to live up to. For a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMFriday, November 19, 2010
Lee Mack: Going Out, On tourLee Mack's sitcom Not Going Out is one of the more under-the-radar successes of recent years; so far under the radar that the BBC initially axed it at the end of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMFriday, November 12, 2010
Mark Watson, On tourMark Watson's a strange mixture. At first glance, he could easily pass as yet another of the lairy-but-likable, perkily laddish stand-ups that make up so much of the curr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMThursday, July 22, 2010
The standup community's displeasure at Cheggers recycling gags online shows how comedy's rulebook has changed Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49AM 
