Soho theatre, LondonThe SNL cast member has some impressive off-the-cuff riffs with the audience but never crafts an answer to his own questionIf you saw Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Redd on a mixed bill at a comedy club, he’d be the highlight…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and showrunner’s new podcast, How To Be Gay, marries interviews with personal stories. But he saved his ‘last secret’ for usGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastIn an episode of Josh Thomas’s new podcast, Ho…
Continue ReadingThis comedian has gone through the entire internet to find the funniest videos, including a Bo Burnham song, Issa Rae’s web series and Rowan Atkinson interviewing Elton JohnGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastOlå, Oli h…
Continue ReadingThis comedian has gone through the entire internet to find the funniest videos, including a Bo Burnham song, Issa Rae’s web series and Rowan Atkinson interviewing Elton JohnGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastOlå, Oli h…
Continue ReadingThe comedian, presenter and author on pre-show rituals, poor advice and the thrill of a hydraulic log-splitterWho inspires you?My wife, Debbie. She is a remarkable woman. Wise and witty. I cannot believe my luck to have found her.Can you remember a gig…
Continue ReadingCambridge Corn Exchange From his parody Sue Gray report to his Twitter spat with Alan Sugar, the new stage show by the loveably impudent joker collects and comments on his most successful comic stuntsAs the Sue Gray report – or the long wait for it – a…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe daughter of an aspirational mum and an overqualified dad, Kugblenu ruminates on privilege, parenthood and Nigella recipesIt’s 25 years since New Labour told us: “We’re all middle class now” and it’s not a claim that’s weathered …
Continue ReadingRichard Pryor, George Carlin, Joan Rivers and Robin Williams are given their dues in The Hall but the event is oddly sanctimoniousHow should we celebrate great comedians? Netflix’s latest exercise in live comedy is called The Hall: a new pantheon for l…
Continue ReadingThe standup on his worst gig, being inspired by his cat, and the comic genius of RylanWho inspires you?My cat, Pig. He wakes up, eats a bowl of tuna, does a huge dump, acts like an idiot for an hour and then naps. It’s the day-to-day routine that every…
Continue ReadingThe standup on his worst gig, being inspired by his cat, and the comic genius of RylanWho inspires you?My cat, Pig. He wakes up, eats a bowl of tuna, does a huge dump, acts like an idiot for an hour and then naps. It’s the day-to-day routine that every…
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