Dead Ringers Live review – genteel mimicry needs an audience to fire it up

London WondergroundDon’t expect the shock of the new from the BBC Radio 4 stalwart, but audience suggestions and music really lift the second halfIs it a live show – or an impersonation of a live show? BBC Radio 4 favourite Dead Ringers takes up reside…

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We Are Each Other review – strangers become friends in interactive comedy

Summerhall, EdinburghTrevor Lock uses audience participation to satisfy our yearning for community in a show that prioritises connection over actionWhat did we miss most during the pandemic: the entertainment or the audiences? We still had box sets and…

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We Are Each Other review – strangers become friends in interactive comedy

Summerhall, EdinburghTrevor Lock uses audience participation to satisfy our yearning for community in a show that prioritises connection over actionWhat did we miss most during the pandemic: the entertainment or the audiences? We still had box sets and…

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Joe Thomas: the post-Inbetweeners comedown

The ex-Inbetweener’s new work-in-progress standup show, about breaking beyond being typecast, almost leaves you worried for the comedianThe maladroit comic parlaying their anxiety into humour is as old as standup itself. But it’s a highwire act: other …

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Joe Thomas: the post-Inbetweeners comedown

The ex-Inbetweener’s new work-in-progress standup show, about breaking beyond being typecast, has a self-lacerating characterThe maladroit comic parlaying their anxiety into humour is as old as standup itself. But it’s a highwire act: other people’s ne…

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Harry Hill on Sean Lock: ‘The comedian’s comedian who took us all by surprise’

Sean’s crazily funny gags reminded me why I got into comedy – his dry humour was always balanced with his wide-eyed wonder at the world• Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58Sean was maybe a year ahead of me on the London comedy club scene and already had a …

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Harry Hill on Sean Lock: ‘The comedian’s comedian who took us all by surprise’

Sean’s crazily funny gags reminded me why I got into comedy – his dry humour was always balanced with his wide-eyed wonder at the world• Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58Sean was maybe a year ahead of me on the London comedy club scene and already had a …

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Harry Hill on Sean Lock: ‘The comedian’s comedian who took us all by surprise’

Sean’s crazily funny gags reminded me why I got into comedy – his dry humour was always balanced with his wide-eyed wonder at the world• Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58Sean was maybe a year ahead of me on the London comedy club scene and already had a …

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Pose star Sandra Bernhard: ‘I never tried to be revolutionary. That’s just who I was’

The trailblazing actor and comedian on asserting her bisexuality in the 80s, misogynistic male comics – and befriending MadonnaDuring nearly five decades in showbiz, Sandra Bernhard has racked up title after title – comedian, actor, singer, author, rad…

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Pose star Sandra Bernhard: ‘I never tried to be revolutionary. That’s just who I was’

The trailblazing actor and comedian on asserting her bisexuality in the 80s, misogynistic male comics – and befriending MadonnaDuring nearly five decades in showbiz, Sandra Bernhard has racked up title after title – comedian, actor, singer, author, rad…

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