Pleasance, London, and onlineSeven comedians, including Priya Hall and Chloe Petts, marked the reopening of theatres with some slick live sets“I think I can remember how to comedy,” says Dane Baptiste, “[but] I’m not sure I can remember what to comedy….
Continue ReadingYork Theatre RoyalA mix of music, dance, comedy and poetry delivers a bittersweet reminder of what lockdown deprived us of – and a joyous celebration of live performanceOn the screen at the back of the stage, familiar images flicker: the river, streets…
Continue ReadingAs stage shows return, we pick the best post-lockdown offerings – featuring Egyptian gods, rebelling vicars, dancing youths … and Ian McKellen playing the Dane at 82More events to enjoy: Pop | Art | Classical Continue reading…
Continue ReadingAll4The Inbetweeners star plays on his first TV special’s lack of audience by claiming high sophistication – while deftly pricking the bubble with pretend banterSimon Bird always intended to be a live performer. An ex-president of Cambridge Footlights,…
Continue ReadingNish Kumar considers himself a mild-mannered British Asian man who does comedy. So why does he attract so much rage from the rightwing press and social media?Hide your commemorative Brexit coins! Here comes Nish Kumar, scourge of the sensible right, pi…
Continue ReadingThe comedy writer, producer and director on the things that make her laugh the mostA very early Paul Foot gig where he entered and exited the stage by climbing in and out of a window. It was surreal, awkward and belly laugh-inducing. Related: The Guide…
Continue ReadingThe comedy writer, producer and director on the things that make her laugh the mostA very early Paul Foot gig where he entered and exited the stage by climbing in and out of a window. It was surreal, awkward and belly laugh-inducing. Related: The Guide…
Continue ReadingWith comedy venues – hit hard by the pandemic – reopening in England and Scotland, NextUp’s Sarah Henley argues that online audiences are key to the industry’s futureTelling jokes to live audiences over Zoom has offered an alternative for standup comic…
Continue ReadingAvailable onlineThe cast of a whodunnit are all suspects when an impresario is found dead in this likably silly, hummable showBlackpool impresario Varthur McArthur has a doozy of an idea for a new show, a circus/seafaring whodunnit subtitled Death on t…
Continue ReadingThe writer, actor, standup and documentary-maker on the things that make him laugh the mostBill Burr at the Kentish Town Forum; no fat, just great standup. It was him ripping for an hour straight. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home e…
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