Voodoo Rooms, EdinburghHodgson draws on youthful memories, the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong and northern characters for plentiful laughs and bittersweet sentimentJust do it, cyclist Lanc…
The Aussie comic on his YouTube hit, why teachers are using his video and how his 'police-related activity' means he won't be touring the US anytime soonLate last year, Aussie comic Aamer Ra…
Comedians tend to apologise for making any highbrow references in their material. I wish more felt at ease quoting poetry like Liam WilliamsI've been listening to Liam Williams's recent Come…
Daniel Kitson doesn't do tours, interviews, TV or DVDs. So how did a reclusive enigma become the most sought after standup of his generation? As the comic prepares to appear at Edinburgh, Br…
The Forum, LondonThe Arrested Development star is undoubtedly an adept comic but his political show lacks complexity and suffers from punchlines that strain to shockTrump is bad news, US gun…
Brighton Dome The emphasis is relentlessly below the waist in a frank show ostensibly about the comedian embracing rural lifeDo we have a new genre of standup? Just as Michael McIntyre did l…
Soho theatre, LondonThe tittering US comedian finds his own jokes hilarious in a show that offers flashes of steel beneath the surface jollityAmerican comedians aren't used to performing for…
The fringe lineup is out: try Robert Newman's Brain Show, Josie Long's investigations and Michelle Wolf, one of Chris Rock's Oscars speechwritersSummer begins! Or at least that's how it feel…
He was Flight of the Conchords' bongo soloist and guest-starred with Louis CK and Garry Shandling. Now, Todd Barry has ditched his own comedy routines for a show devoted to off-the-cuff crow…
Lee's peevish reaction to being pipped to a Bafta unravels into a rant about James Corden in another set of brilliant routines that force us to puzzle out whether this self-pitying shtick is…
After years of shouting, comedian Sam Wills covered his mouth with duct tape and devised a new show. But he won't be on Mock the WeekA complaint often levelled at 21st-century standup is tha…
After a rare stage appearance at Stewart Lee's recent standup gig, the Brass Eye comedian is returning to TV. Now, more than ever, we need a satirist with his fearlessnessBrendon Burns wrote…
Palace theatre, LondonThe nation's favourite mentalist explores faith healing in a show that leaves sceptics' and believers' minds jitterbuggingDerren Brown doesn't have a good word to say a…
The star of The Office has turned plenty of people off with his boorish public image, and even more with his non-PC standup. But his best-loved character still has much to offerSo Ricky Gerv…
The outspoken standup talks about teenage bad behaviour, panel shows and the 'stubborn' iPhone pest who inspired her Manchester international festival showThe seeds of Sara Pascoe's Manchest…
Soho theatre, LondonPascoe makes for charming company with a dose of self-deprecating skits on body image, being good and 21st-century sexYou'd think from the title of Sara Pascoe's new stan…
The rape allegations against Cosby didn't stick until Hannibal Buress made the accusation on stage. Sometimes comedians are able to say what others can'tJudging by the story of the National …
Beck theatre, HayesThe standup's PC's World seldom strays from xenophobia in a show full of poor jokes and weak puns' Never mind the broadcasts: TV doesn't make or break a standupPaul Chowdh…
When it comes to Britishness, comedy doesn't tend to get further than Michael McIntyre's benign observations. As the EU referendum approaches, comedians should be digging deeperIn 2000, Chri…
When it comes to Britishness, comedy doesn't tend to get further than Michael McIntyre's benign observations. As the EU referendum approaches, comedians should be digging deeperIn 2000, Chri…
Bridget Christie grapples with a Motörhead vibrator, David Baddiel tackles dementia, Todd Barry busts boredom " and Mr Swallow re-creates Houdini's daftest escapeSummer culture: Theatre | M…
Dominion Theatre, LondonThe much trumpeted Queen musical has arrived, and it would be hard to imagine a less appropriate vehicle for the band's music - far less for the anti-corporate mes sa…
Italian company TIDA have made one of the shows of the year with Quintetto. It's not billed as comedy: has that made it more humorous?I went to see the Best of BE festival showcase at the Ba…
Udderbelly, LondonThe British ventriloquist and America's Got Talent winner is a virtuosic voice-thrower but his material isn't up to the same standardVentriloquist Paul Zerdin was a modestl…
The star of The Office has turned plenty of people off with his boorish public image, and even more with his non-PC standup. But his best-loved character still has much to offerSo Ricky Gerv…