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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

‘It’s a better time than ever to be really famous’: why comedians are taking over TV gameshows by Ralph Jones

From Romesh Ranganathan to Lee Mack, big-name standups are increasingly fronting quiz shows. What’s causing the glut of comics? Going from telling jokes about your sex life in a room above…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Flight of the Conchords review – business time again, with irresistible new songs by Ralph Jones

Milton Keynes theatreBrett McKenzie and Jemaine Clement return with a magisterial performance“Some of you are probably thinking, ‘Gosh, they look a lot older,’” says Bret McKenzie, d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Edinburgh fringe theatre 2015 review – spellbinding solos, politics, religion and cries in the dark by Ralph Jones

Searing solo shows are balanced with ghostly humour, eloquent clowning and an absorbing exploration of beliefOne feature of this year’s fringe has been a string of remarkable solo performa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:39AM

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Edinburgh fringe theatre 2015 review – a feast of shock, awe, robotic acting and bad French accents by Ralph Jones

Electronic dreams and nightmares loom large over this year’s fringe. But there’s no shortage of simple human tales too“We’re having technical difficulties with the robot. He’s neve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AM

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Comic Sarah Franken: why I became a woman after 40 years of fear by Ralph Jones

Transgender comedian Sarah Franken finally became a woman in March after ‘a lifetime of secrecy’. But is she now too happy to cut it as a satirical standup?“I had no idea I was gonna l…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55PM

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