Adam Meggido’s comedy considers the PM’s blustering school performance as Richard III, drawing potent parallels to his current political positionIt is the tale of a leader’s ruthless ambition, cynical skullduggery and brash mendacity as his country is …
Continue ReadingIn the first of our festival previews, we round up some of the best offerings we’ve already reviewed – including Tim Key, Liz Kingsman, La Clique and HungryThis searing, sweaty disco is a heady exploration of identity through dance. Ayden Brouwers and …
Continue ReadingA series that promises to expose the offstage antics of comics including Seann Walsh and Jimmy Carr gets off to a slick and intriguing startIs there anything connected to comedians that TV viewers wouldn’t watch these days? They go on holiday: we’ll wa…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe comedian’s latest show is quarried from the darker subsoil of a disturbed soul, delivered by a man whose warmest smile still stirs a tincture of uneaseIt’s quite the project, converting what Jordan Brookes does on stage – experi…
Continue ReadingMuch of the leftover material from Burnham’s twisted Netflix special sparkles as brightly as the original A year after the release of his Netflix special Inside – by any measure, one of the most iconic comedy works of our time – Bo Burnham has released…
Continue ReadingThe standup and author on what she’s learned from comedy, her traumatic gig at Glastonbury and who makes her howl with laughterWhat made you get into comedy?Benny Hill was my inspiration as a child. I wanted to run about chasing women in swimsuits arou…
Continue ReadingThe standup and author on what she’s learned from comedy, her traumatic gig at Glastonbury and who makes her howl with laughterWhat made you get into comedy?Benny Hill was my inspiration as a child. I wanted to run about chasing women in swimsuits arou…
Continue ReadingSaddam gets a Groucho Marx makeover, Gordon Brown sings about macroeconomics – and Cherie is part Lily Savage, part Lili Marleen. The big-collared comic reveals all about Tony!It’s a Tuesday morning and Harry Hill and Steve Brown are discussing their u…
Continue ReadingThe revered comic, who died last year, recorded his last Netflix set at home in 2020. It has the feel of a wake, as fans including David Letterman pay tributeAfter two years of closed venues and Zoom comedy gigs, I’m in no hurry to ever again watch sta…
Continue ReadingAmazon Prime VideoThe comedian plays it safe with his subject matter, but delivers his show with affable warmth and animation“Why can’t I just be normal?” laments the comic and voice of Love Island, Iain Stirling. To which watching fans can only reply:…
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