Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffBrydon beats a well-trodden path through crowd work, gags about middle-aged decline and pitch-perfect impressions"Some people have said this show is more hone…
Birmingham Symphony HallThe veteran comic's enduring ability to captivate a crowd saves a best-of evening that occasionally descends into tediumThey're a real pop-will-eat-itself phenomenon,…
After her standup success and podcast about death, the comic's next step was obvious: starring in a cancer-ward romcom It wasn't, I assume, the toughest decision in the history of casting. W…
The US comic is cynical about competitive virtue-signalling in a show that doesn't directly respond to allegations against him but is full of friction What happens to men accused of sexual m…
Cambridge Arts theatreAdrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer write and star in a Beckettian comedy about two past-it thesps making a sci-fi film on the edge of a volcanoOnce they were The Young O…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Mash Report host unleashes a high-octane, self-mocking political show brimming with exasperation and angerYou can tell it's been two years since Nish Kumar's last liv…
In Oh Come On, David Cross matches vulgarity with vulgarity but it's not the only way to mock a political horror showI'm watching David Cross, but I can't help thinking about Brett Kavanaugh…
Soho theatre, LondonWith an abundance of eyebrow-raising anecdotes about outrageous social faux pas, the standup is terrific companyThere was louder buzz around Lou Sanders' Edinburgh fringe…
The former head of BBC comedy claims catchphrases are out of fashion. But as Corporal Jones might say, 'Don't panic!' There's life in sloganeering yet Catchphrase comedy is a dying art, acco…
Esposito's last show, Rape Jokes, was hailed as part of a new queer-friendly, woke brand of comedy for the #MeToo era. How does she follow it up?When Hannah Gadsby's show Nanette went supern…
Hammersmith Apollo, London The 31-year-old breathes new life into well-worn observational comedy in a masterful show that scorns pretensionKevin Bridges is in his 30s now, a time when fear o…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh In a spirited Edinburgh debut, the daughter of a former deputy PM of Russia tells her father's fascinating storyPlenty of comics get good material from their p…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe LGBTQ+ standup twists gender into new shapes in a fringe debut that feels like a great intro to a fresh comic personalityShould we be disowning words like "…
Sunderland Empire Exhilarating new material joins favourite vintage sketches as Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton bring their chilling creations to life again on tourTV tie-i…
The Kiwi standup thoroughly deserves her success with an uproarious, emotionally intimate and feminist show With the triumph of Rose Matafeo in this year's Edinburgh Comedy awards, a sub-par…
Assembly Checkpoint, EdinburghDean is a standup with the popular touch and an easy swing to his style. Just don't go expecting anything high-conceptWednesday was a day of ups and downs for s…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghThe star revisits his success as a singer and soap-star to find out whether he is older and wiser, or just olderWhat an odd confection this touring show by J…
Just the Tonic @ The Tron, EdinburghSupposedly the story of his attempt to go on a mission to Mars, Moore's set is actually a string of high-quality jokes Comedy is not just about jokes, as …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghFrom gags about vintage frocks to her toilet roll-hoarding mother-in-law, Ward is endearing, if under-poweredNot every Edinburgh comedy set needs a theme, story…
Britain's exit from the EU is quicksand for artists as well as politicians. This year, it's inspired polemical cabaret and a drama that goes nowhere fastThe Edinburgh fringe's best response …
Assembly George Square, EdinburghSketch duo Celeste Dring and Freya Parker are unstoppable in an outrageous and irreverent hour for 'ladies and predators''Good afternoon, ladies and predator…
Felicity Ward, Alex Edelman, Glenn Moore, Larry Dean and Kieran Hodgson also among standups in the running for £10,000 main prize " but the list has some striking omissions The shortlist …
He's been derided by Daniel Kitson, shamed by Stewart Lee " and now our comedy critic has been depicted having his brains blown out by Sam Campbell. Just as well he can take a jokeI can see …
Assembly George Square, EdinburghA parade of daft characters and killer gags illustrate Roberts' credo that absurdism reflects the chaos of being aliveLeft-field standup John-Luke Roberts ha…
Assembly, George Square, EdinburghIn a set called Produced by John Cleese, the Python's daughter shares the bill with political standup Steve HofstetterHaving eschewed nepotism in the past t…