From plummeting ratings to a global success, how did the Daily Show host become "America's therapist"? It is a few hours before Trevor Noah takes his seat at The Daily Show's presenting desk…
His viral videos earned him a sell-out tour and a new late night TV show " can the character comedian become the Instagram era's Chris Evans? Two years ago, Mo Gilligan was selling jeans in …
Neil Hamburger is a loser, insulting B-list celebs for our amusement, yet he can be less offensive " and funnier " than certain comedy superstars 'What disease did legendary ice-cream makers…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Saturday Night Live writer has skill but hits bum notes and wanders into incoherence at the end It takes more than a few smart routines to make a show. I left Boston …
Eventim Apollo, LondonIn Real or Magic? the bicep-piercing endurance artist demonstrates supernatural command of his body 'The last time I performed in London, I was shut in a box for 44 day…
Rose theatre, KingstonDespite occasional glimmers of subversive wit, Carr continues to rely on dubious jokes about dwarves, fat women and FGM 'Welcome to 90 minutes of your life you're never…
Anvil, BasingstokePalin offers up a fascinating potted history of an ill-fated naval journey, then goes on an affable tour through his six-decade career Geography, history and comedy. Those …
Loughborough Town HallHe became 'the most hated comedian in Britain'. Now Walsh is on tour with the most engaging show of his career Three weeks into Strictly Come Dancing last autumn, Seann…
Soho theatre, LondonBig of voice and wide of smile, the Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist fills the room with her singing and mimicry At points in Jess Robinson's show, as you're being pinn…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe former king of lad comedy moseys through a delightfully meandering set about ageing, libido and 'the Strictly curse' Frank Skinner is 62, and it's remarka…
Bournemouth International CentreCasting himself as a taboo breaker for his Netflix show Supernature, the cacklesome comic delivers a squarely liberal-baiting set 'That's not going in … Tha…
Haunted by the 60,000 bodies being disinterred to make way for High Speed Rail 2, Guardian comedy critic Brian Logan set out to connect Euston's past and present 'We've found four times more…
G-Live, GuildfordAssisted by his life-saving chauffeur, Gilbert propels his high-octane humour with the pain of trauma When you make your name getting overheated at trivial things, what's le…
Rob Carter's delusional novelist is a lovable throwback to the comics of 20 years ago. The alter ego could be on the cusp of a comeback Fashions in comedy ebb and flow. Standup is hip now bu…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe US standup tackles morality, racism, R Kelly and Michael Jackson in a barbed satirical show Much has changed for Aziz Ansari since his last UK tour. The US comi…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonNetflix's Vagabond star teams up with Man Like Mobeen's Khan to headline a mischievous night of smart gags When the US standup Mo Amer first toured the UK, it…
Soho theatre, LondonKemsley packs in high-calibre jokes in a tour through the gendered politics of promiscuity In Nanette, Hannah Gadsby refused to pretend her personal pain was funny " and …
The comedian's new show offers audiences 'bespoke on-demand gags' but reinforces the idea that satire is impotent In Richard Holloway's book Waiting for the Last Bus " it's about dying " he…
The comic's new Netflix hour brings in some of her greatest themes: sex, bodies and the flouting of gendered taboos A new Amy Schumer special offers more than just a standup set. It's a stat…
Soho theatre, LondonNocturnal is notionally about the things keeping the standup awake at night, but this cheery set shows she has nothing to worry about Had it been assembled by a jetpack m…
The Palestinian-US standup on British airports, his Netflix special The Vagabond and what he has in common with comic pals Guz Khan and Dave Chappelle There's an auspicious precedent for Hou…
European comics assembled for a gig about Britain's departure from the EU " but ended up talking about sex and poultry It's an article of faith among remainers that Brexit has made the UK a …
The standup and TV host on how British politics broke his heart, Question Time abuse and why he's the Bob Dylan of comedy When Nish Kumar first made his mark as a solo comic, his material wa…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonTarget's absurdist show Splosh! " about swimming and his childhood in Houston " cocks a quiet snook at machismo It's my dream with this show, says Ben Target, "t…
Wyvern theatre, SwindonCartoonish characters and an operatic vomiting routine animate conventional observations about Brits abroad, marriage and moving to the provinces A "fast, mental, neu…