The huge success of her memoir has turbocharged the Scottish comedian's career, with midlife, Catholicism and marriage in her withering sights Cynicism is now and then expressed about the ph…
At the world's biggest barrel of laughs, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Rose Matafeo rub shoulders with homegrown stars-in-the-making. Our writer has the time of his life What's the biggest …
Soho theatre, LondonThe star's stage presence is impressive as she charts the journey from her religious upbringing to her first sexual encounters and becoming an adored icon "Premium ticket…
Soho theatre, LondonIn a lively but disjointed show, the comedian " who used to work in HR for the streamer " delivers routines on office life, dating apps and 90s R&B From the mailroom …
Soho theatre, LondonSnarling at the audience and cracking cynical jokes, Hoffman's intriguing faux-boorish persona wears thin, undermining her subversively funny riffs Robby Hoffman recently…
London PalladiumThe comic revives Avid Merrion, Keith Lemon and others in a scatological set of unimaginative jokes Is he funny, or is his comedy the nadir of western civilisation? Not being…
The US comedian, who won an Emmy for the remarkable 2022 special Rothaniel, makes a bemusing visit to London When Sarah Silverman took to the stage at Hammersmith Apollo one night in 2008, …
Soho theatre, LondonThe Irish comedian refines gossip to a high art in a big-hitting show packed with whipsmart jokes about the panic of settling down in your 30s The dates on Catherine Boha…
Soho theatre, LondonWith fine one-liners, the crowd-pleasing east Midlander traces their relationship with their parents in a touching show Sarah Keyworth launched their standup career with …
Brighton DomeThe comedian guides us through this life-and-death tale of seizure, diagnosis and treatment with his usual brand of self-deprecation We have all seen comedians die on stage. Is …
Thirty years after his death, the Texan who set out to 'topple idols' remains an outlaw truth-teller for many but his raging material can land with a clunk I could mark out my comedy critic'…
Soho theatre, LondonThe fringe award-winner compares her romantic relationship to how she feels about her audience in this mildly evasive investigation of inner knottiness There's a formula …
Composer and lyricist who was a long-time collaborator of Steve Coogan and Harry Hill, and co-created the award-winning musical Spend, Spend, Spend The composer and lyricist Steve Brown, who…
Thoughtifier, a new European tour, brings familiar whimsy from the Strictly Come Dancing champ. But does the mirth cramp his musical stylings? Forty years into his performing career, you kno…
Various venuesSets from Lily Phillips, President Obonjo and Foxdog Studios may not rival the Edinburgh fringe, but give a bracing sense of the diversity of the comedy scene We need a new ki…
Soho theatre, London New show Mettle finds the comic annoyed about flirting, litter, the climate crisis and more, following a milestone birthday There are few more familiar standup comedy at…
For the Royal Court and Park theatres, putting on comedy acts is a moneyspinning way to find new audiences. But are playhouses set to stage fewer plays? Caryl Churchill. Sarah Kane. Chris Ra…
Stage revivals of the 70s sitcom and The Fast Show have enough nostalgia value to delight fans. Less certain is what will happen to their more problematic material The essence of humour is s…
Pleasance theatre, LondonWith Linus Karp as Paltrow, Joseph Martin as the optometrist and a muppet as his lawyer, Awkward Productions delight in the shallowness, star-worship and bad faith O…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe Coventry comic's new show centres more on storytelling than polished quips but this is still a boisterous set In a world where big-name comics prep their tours …
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe up-and-coming Scottish standup's first UK tour finds him in Gervais-ish territory, and his performing flair can't disguise the tired old chauvinism of his…
Soho theatre, LondonAcross 75 haywire minutes, Zach Zucker's variety show features fire-breathing, copious nudity and superb performances from acts including Natalie Palamides 'It's taken us…
In their new shows, anarchic theatre company Spymonkey and sketch duo Max and Ivan place the spotlight on their own lives more than ever before If you're making comedy, or funny theatre, wha…
Soho theatre, LondonThis quartet " familiar from Veep, SNL and Second City " respond well to audience suggestions but keep rebooting the process rather than delivering a full story As anyone…
Her midnight agony aunt clown show became the hot ticket of the fringe " despite the fact that the Estonian never regarded herself as a comic. In fact, she says, she much prefers making audi…