Pavilion theatre, GlasgowThe surrealist standup’s two hours of fantastic off-the-cuff material covers topics as divergent as dugongs, Gregg Wallace and hypothetical horror musicalsShould we be more amazed that, three decades in, Ross Noble’s comedy sti…
Continue ReadingThe actor best known as TV’s Sybil Fawlty dazzled over five decades on stage, in roles from from Shakespeare to Alan Bennett • Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies at the age of 93Prunella Scales will always be remembered for her TV performances in…
Continue ReadingArches London Bridge New show I Love It Here is billed as a departure from the comedian’s familiar neurotic self-analysis, but it proves frustratingly unchallenging“An exciting departure from [his] previous work,” claims the publicity for Simon Amstell…
Continue ReadingIn the lead-up to the new series of Return to Paradise, the actor and comedian talks Father Dougal’s knitwear, Van Morrison and his disappointing sauerkrautGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhat’s the longest word you can make out of the lette…
Continue ReadingQueen’s Hall, EdinburghThe standup zeroes in on hormonal chaos and domestic indignities with rage, absurdity and self-awarenessTalk about a hot flush: menopause, and its peri-predecessor, have gone in no time from being The Great Unmentionable to a fav…
Continue ReadingThe hit Scottish comedy about suburban neighbours will move from screen to stage next year at Glasgow’s HydroTwo Doors Down, the BBC comedy series about a suburban Scottish couple with constantly knocking neighbours, is to be brought to the stage.Unusu…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, London These deftly sprung riffs on extended family and motherhood gain in power when mayhem offsets the tightly controlled setThe last time I saw Janine Harouni perform she was eight months pregnant and delivering a show about imminent p…
Continue ReadingThe Friday Night Dinner star on returning to standup, being inspired by Arctic Monkeys and his bugbears with the comedy industryHow did you get into comedy?I was in a public speaking club at school and competed internationally. I am greatly indebted to…
Continue ReadingThe Friday Night Dinner star on returning to standup, being inspired by Arctic Monkeys and his bugbears with the comedy industryHow did you get into comedy?I was in a public speaking club at school and competed internationally. I am greatly indebted to…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonFrom the trials of family life to irritating podcasters, this sometimes eyebrow-raising hour of personal comedy is consistently entertainingMuch as Jessica Fostekew would love to be one of those “airport comedians”, she tells us, th…
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