Hexagon Theatre, Reading: Greg Davies was a drama teacher for 13 years before starting out in comedy. Some of his former pupils from Sandhurst School are in the audience tonight, and it is e…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AMBloomsbury Theatre, London: At the time of writing, Boston-based comedian Rob Delaney had 619,322 Twitter followers, enough to help him cross the pond and sell out a run at the Soho Theatre,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMVaudeville, London: Many of us have perhaps wondered what goes on inside Paul Merton's head when the popular entertainer has a moment of genius on Have I Got News For You. Sadly the inv…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AMThe Orchard, Dartford: A few days before I am due to see Al Murray a friend of mine asks incredulously, "is he still doing the Pub Landlord?" Indeed he is, and for nearly 20 years …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AM02 Arena, London: There's no better sign that an act has made it big than when it has become fashionable to dislike them. By this measurement, Michael McIntyre has exceeded expectations…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMCadogan Hall, London: The annual <a href="http://www.jla.co.uk/real-variety-show/">Real Variety Show, held by Jeremy Lee Associates</a>, is an intriguing curiosity. For…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AMShepherd's Bush Empire, London: Rhys Darby was once in the army, but, on the basis of his latest live show, he might have done well to have carried over more of a sense of discipline to his …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:05AMSoho Theatre: A routine about call centres might seem like an ordinary way to start a stand up show but it quickly becomes apparent that US comedian Mike Birbiglia operates on another level …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMSoho Theatre, London: In 2010 the five-strong Late Night Gimp Fight were nominated as newcomers for the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Anyone keen on their boisterous puerility will …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMSoho Theatre: The prospect of watching the average human life of 79 years elapse within the space of an hour seems a rather melancholic way to spend an evening. However, in the hands of amia…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:19AMEtcetera Theatre, London: Describing himself as "the most averagely successful stand-up comedian of the 80s and 90s", Dave Cohen coyly undersells himself to his tiny audience at th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMWyndhams Theatre, London, until March 17: Jackie Mason is undoubtedly an elder statesman of comedy, but this farewell UK tour would be best described as workmanlike rather than a goodbye wit…
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