Friday, April 27, 2018
Jackie 'Moms' Mabley was gay, black, and political " and her stage act, the focus of a new Whoopi Goldberg documentary, was a cornerstone of all standup comedyReading on mobile? Click to lis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PM[SHARE]Friday, November 24, 2017
The Big Yin's timeless gig at London's Royal Albert Hall sees him in typically energetic and incorrigibly childish moodTitle: Billy and AlbertDate: 1987 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AM[SHARE]Friday, November 3, 2017
He came from a family of Pentecostal preachers and performed comedy with righteous, thrilling fervourTitle: Breaking the RulesDate: 1987 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM[SHARE]Monday, September 18, 2017
A cockney lad who now drinks Zinfandel and admires the Montessori way, Flanagan satirises both sides of the class divideTitle: The Out Out Tour LiveDate: 2011 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM[SHARE]Friday, December 30, 2016
Behind the gurning game-show host and mother-in-law jokes was a complex comic with an unexpected past, who captured the hearts of the British TV-watching publicTitle: The Best of Les Dawson.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 16, 2016
One of the funniest and most original comedians of the past 20 years is an incorrigible dabbler with little interest in fameTitle: HelloYear: 2007 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:57AM[SHARE]Monday, April 11, 2016
A man who takes silliness to a new level, Teeuwen makes us look at normality anew. While doing improvised autoerotic yogaTitle: Live in LondonYear: 2008 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:10AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 21, 2016
Snide, sarcastic, seemingly eager to offend, Carr's on-stage persona is thoroughly unlikable. But that seems to be the point " and you can't fault his skillTitle: Stand UpDate: 2005 Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 3, 2016
The granddaddy of modern standup comedy is on erratic but brilliant form in his penultimate showTitle: The Lenny Bruce Performance FilmYear: 1967 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 26, 2015
Early death does wonders for an artist's reputation, it is true, but Hicks was a major talent " raw, angry, sincere, unhappy, weeping and yelling at a complacent worldTitle: RelentlessDate: …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 3, 2015
In this remarkable comeback gig, one of comedy's great survivors demonstrates her superbly polished style " and her fearless honestyTitle: Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want Continue read…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:23PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Stephen King's novella became a much-loved movie and is now a play. Did the critics give it a hard time?Buy the rights to a popular feelgood movie, put it on in the West End and charge peopl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:51AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 11, 2015
As an exemplar of how to rule an audience with laughter, Howerd remains as good as comedians have ever gotTitle: Frankie Howerd on CampusDate: 1990 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AM[SHARE]Monday, August 11, 2014
There are some things at the festival you can always rely on. So, markers at the ready Download and print your bingo card here Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PM[SHARE]Friday, December 20, 2013
The innovator behind The Larry Sanders Show is, like Woody Allen, another heir to the great Jewish comedic tradition " but he seems somehow at ease with his uneaseTitle: Garry Shandling: Sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:35AM[SHARE]Friday, December 6, 2013
In The Pride is Back, the hectoring American standup proves that snideness and sarcasm are often the highest forms of witReading on mobile? Click here to view videoTitle: The Pride is BackYe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28AM[SHARE]Monday, November 25, 2013
Misogynist or feminist, liberal or lewd? That's a matter of opinion when it comes to Katt Williams's full-blooded commentary on black American cultureTitle: The Pimp Chronicles Pt 1Year: 200…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:38AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 14, 2013
Jackie 'Moms' Mabley was gay, black, and political " and her stage act, the focus of a new Whoopi Goldberg documentary, was a cornerstone of all standup comedyReading on mobile? Click to lis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AM[SHARE]Friday, November 8, 2013
With punchlines so predictable you can't predict them, the Clown Prince of Denmark belonged more to the tradition of vaudeville and music hall than comedyTitle: The Best of Victor Borge: Act…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:57AM[SHARE]Friday, November 1, 2013
Daniel Kitson's comedy may come from fear of failure, but his career path offers a success story for nerds everywhereTitle: WeltanschauungYear: 2006The set-up: There are some people " you ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 24, 2013
Filmed in the UK in 1965, this rare footage captures Allen in his pomp "Â and telling jokes that feel absolutely freshTitle: The Woody Allen ShowYear: 1965The set-up: If you've seen the or…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33AM[SHARE]Friday, October 18, 2013
Wilfully low-key, his comedy may not make much noise itself, but deserves a higher volume of praiseTitle: The Half Hour, Comedy CentralYear: 2012The set-up: "I'm going to rock your worlds, i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 10, 2013
He may be a nerd, but the King of Queens actor ranks among the most polished, literate and erudite standups in the businessReading on a mobile? Click here to viewTitle: Finest HourYear: 2011…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AM[SHARE]Monday, September 30, 2013
The secret to Dame Edna's five decades of enduring popularity? Making hard work appear effortlessReading on mobile? Click here to watch videoTitle: One More Audience with Dame EdnaYear: 1988…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:11AM[SHARE]Friday, September 20, 2013
Schumer's ditsy comic persona allows her to satirise a world in which women think they can control men easily if they wear little and think lessTitle: Mostly Sex StuffYear: 2012The setup: Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Friday, September 6, 2013
A little-known Canadian whose instructions on how to stalk, capture and murder a woman do little to dent his charmReading on mobile? Click here to view videoTitle: Me Doing StandupYear: 2011…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AM[SHARE]Monday, August 26, 2013
Comedy about comedy is risky, but Gottfried's barked renditions of playground favourites are a treat for humour nerdsTitle: Dirty JokesYear: 2008The setup: After more than three decades in s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AM[SHARE]Friday, August 2, 2013
This Edinburgh festival and TV favourite takes postmodern standup to a dangerously funny new levelYear: 2012The set-up: It's almost its own genre now, self-referential comedy. In the early 1…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:23AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 23, 2013
He may be reviled, but the highest-earning comedian around is this era's Tommy Cooper or Eric Morecambe … and a class actTitle: Live and LaughingYear: 2008The set-up: Is it provocative to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:28AM[SHARE]Friday, July 12, 2013
Behind the man-baiting facade, you get the feeling that all this brilliantly funny comic wants is for everyone to get alongTitle: Barely LiveYear: 2003The set-up: She called herself "the Sea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 27, 2013
One of the funniest and most original comedians of the past 20 years is an incorrigible dabbler with little interest in fameTitle: HelloYear: 2007The set-up: For a long time now " in Britain…
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