Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghRanganathan has plenty to say about veganism, choosing schools and interracial relationships, but this is an uneven hour of comedyRomesh Ranganathan was nominat…
Soho theatre, LondonThe aggressively odd Dutch comedian skirts Bernard Manning territory, but also forces you to interrogate your opinions while you laugh in astonishment"I don't know what y…
After the success of Tape Face and Piff the Magic Dragon, purveyors of overlooked artforms might do well to swap panel-heavy British comedy for the StatesWhen I interviewed Sam Wills " AKA T…
Soho theatre, LondonThe usually sanguine standup draws laughs and skewers stereotypes with her account of being leftwing in a rightwing age"The David Bowie of standup," comedian Nish Kumar r…
Comic Jerry Sadowitz denounced Jimmy Savile years before he was exposed. Now, writes Brian Logan, he's asking why the death of his friend Mark Blanco has never been properly investigatedThe …
Ofcom has censured an old episode of TV Burp, eight years after deeming its skit about a transgender man acceptable. It signals a sea change in how trans issues are treated on the small scre…
Are the Python's comments damagingly off-message or warming us up for shows that will be more than a cynical nostalgia fest?Were you excited when you heard Monty Python were reuniting for li…
Brighton CentreA familiar cast of indelible comic characters and pithy catchphrases imbue the veteran duo's live show with a comforting glowTo open their first live show, commemorating 25 ye…
Political correctness used to rule comedy, but now comics routinely offend their audiences. How did things get so nasty?' Richard Herring and Brendon Burns complained about this article; the…
On stage, the absurdist Dutch comedian is all fairytales and silly songs. Off it, he's a deadly serious " and controversial " political campaigner. He talks fun, failure and freedom of speec…
Cambridge JunctionPickling The Three Musketeers in their loopy imaginations, the storytelling double-act delight with a series of ad-libbed sketches "Remove your shoes," Mark Chavez deadpans…
Soho theatre, LondonThe self-effacing former public schoolboy is painfully honest about his hangups in this lovely, well-written comic set' Ten questions for Ivo GrahamIt's been suggested to…
Fairfield Halls, CroydonThe current Edinburgh's funniest joke incumbent proves his mastery of the obscure pun " but doesn't seem to have much personal stake in his material"I decided to sell…
Cambridge Corn ExchangeSome shows date quicker than others. "I've had another shit year," says Rhod Gilbert, introducing this touring version of his 2009 Edinburgh festival show. But " even …
Epsom Playhouse Fury at Britain's political masters has been replaced by mild tales about life's inconveniences in the News Quiz host's latest show, Songs of FreedomUntil his last tour in 20…
James Acaster has penned a sitcom pilot and Liam Williams has written a play. Both bring echoes of their striking comedy routines but neither is as successfulSitcoms, in the UK at least, are…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Australian standup's new set, Hussain in the Membrane, works best when it zeroes in on racial and religious sensitivitiesThe most eye-catching feature of Nazeem Hussa…
There was an outpouring of emotional candour from standups at the Edinburgh festival, but Schumer skilfully keeps her anxieties at a safe distanceDoes Amy Schumer's new tour justify the hype…
The Will and Grace star on writing songs about genitals and baring all in a new stage show about the blissful " and highly sexed " state of her union with Parks & Recreation actor Nick O…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWehn dials down the Teutonic stereotypes to launch into material other comics might find too weighty " such as the farce of the London housing marketAfter 13 …
Soho Theatre, London"If there's something strange in the neighbourhood/ Who you gonna call? Hans Teeuwen!" It takes bulletproof self-belief to conduct an opening night crowd in a singalong o…
Triple Threat, Lucy McCormick's Nutella'n'snogging take on the New Testament, has graduated seamlessly from the queer scene to mainstream theatre. But it's as much an attack on celebrity cul…
Brexit, starting over, a honey-selling scam and karaoke with chickens … these are the concerns of the big names in comedy this autumn'Autumn culture: Film | Art & design | Dance | Cla…
Scottish standup picks up prize for fringe's top comedy show, while Scott Gibson is named best newcomer and marathon reading of Chilcot Report also recognisedRichard Gadd has won this year's…
Underbelly Potterrow, EdinburghThere's plenty of cartoonish comedy in Heath McIvor's show about a writer who is given to splenetic outbursts " and made of feltI spent the first 10 minutes of…