225 stories by "James Kettle"
Nish Kumar | Felicity Ward | Tom DeaconNish Kumar, London and CoventryFormerly of the consistently excellent, sadly under-appreciated sketch duo The Gentlemen Of Leisure, Nish Kumar is now m…
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Aziz Ansari | Edinburgh preview shows | That Pair: Work In ProgressAziz Ansari, LondonParks And Recreation is one of a number of recent US sitcoms that have scored bigger with comedy connois…
Katherine Ryan | Holly Burn: The H Club In Residence | Bridget ChristieKatherine Ryan, NottinghamWhen people say they don't find women funny, then it may be that " unless they're a raging Ne…
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Francesca Martinez | Judah Friedlander | Kevin EldonFrancesca Martinez: What The **** Is Normal?, on tour Disability has moved from being a taboo subject in comedy to being a rich (if someti…
McNeil & Pamphilon's Sketch Night | Wil Anderson: GoodWil | Arnold BrownMcNeil & Pamphilon's Sketch Night, LondonIt's hard to make a living as a stand-up double-act. For all the great comic …
Max & Ivan | Stand Up (Again) For Slapstick | Happyness comedy festivalMax & Ivan, London & BrightonWhile it sometimes seems as if any fresh-faced young stand-up with a bit of promise can fi…
Lee Camp And Nick Revell: Transatlantic Fury | Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures | Daniel Kitson: After The Beginning. Before The EndLee Camp And Nick Revell: Transatlantic Fury, On tourThere's bee…
The Lumberjacks | Stewart Lee: Work In Progress | David KayThe Lumberjacks, On tourCanadian stand-ups seem to make a good living on the British circuit. There's hyperactive surrealist Tony L…
Zoe Lyons: Pop-Up Comic | Lloyd Langford: Rare Bit | Robin Ince And Michael Legge: Pointless Anger, Righteous IreZoe Lyons: Pop-Up Comic, Aberdeen & BirminghamEven among the few homunculi th…
Frisky And Mannish: Extra Curricular Activities | Brian Gittins | Super Sing-Along FundraiserFrisky And Mannish: Extra Curricular Activities, Huddersfield & Stockton-on-TeesFor a good few ye…
Jon Stewart, Tim & Eric, and Mitchell & Webb all have their global equivalents, but are you ready for the Brazilian Frankie Boyle? Continue reading...
Celia Pacquola, LondonAustralian stand-up Celia Pacquola has got considerable mileage out of her struggles to cope with unusual challenges. She's talked about her attempts to come to terms w…
Julian Deane, LondonErudite satire and whimsy is all very well, but there are times in comedy when the only thing that will really satisfy is a load of properly sick jokes. Rising star Julia…
Totally Tom, LondonJust like sand or the actor John Barrowman, posh people do get everywhere. Not content with conquering the twin bastions of Westminster and Sunday night telly, they now se…
Gavin Webster, London & Newcastle upon TyneOn the surface, Gavin Webster comes across as a very meat-and-spuds sort of chap. A thickset geordie who's usually found clad in the blokey uniform…
Pete Firman: Jiggery Pokery, On tourOh my God! They killed Lenny! The second series of BBC1's Saturday night wand-waving spectacular The Magicians may have gone ahead without Mr Henry but it…
Jay & Silent Bob Get Old, ManchesterThis could be a triumph, or it could be dismal. Director Kevin Smith seems to have lost the sure-footed, subversive, pop-culture-referencing touch that po…
Ava Vidal, Newcastle upon TyneIn recent years, a host of unlikely comedy experts from Christopher Hitchens to Germaine Greer have chipped in to opine on exactly why women can't do comedy. On…
Think Ricky Gervais and Frankie Boyle are offensive? Then you won't have the stomach for standup Jerry Sadowitz. Their vitriol is fake, he says: his is the real dealLong before Frankie Boyle…
Brendon Burns: Y'Know - Love 'n' God 'n' Metaphysics 'n' Shit, NottinghamWinning the Edinburgh Comedy Award hasn't been a fast track to TV fame for Brendon Burns. That's probably because mos…
Sarah Millican, on tourNo one would have put money on Sarah Millican becoming a comedy phenomenon. She's not exactly a trendy young comic " instead, she's a proudly ordinary woman from South…
Nick Sun: Golden Showers Of Love, London & ManchesterWhile many comics love to give the impression that they're making it up as they go along " even when working to the strictest of pre-devi…
Frisky & Mannish: Pop Centre Plus, On tourOffering a show that's part traditional musical cabaret, part live mash-up, Laura Corcoran and Matthew Floyd Jones are Frisky & Mannish, a cult sens…
