Hot Water club in Liverpool received more than 4,000 angry messages after reports suggested it was part of status certification pilotCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA comedy club has pulled out of a trial to test how venues …
Continue ReadingThe mock classical actor created by Nigel Planer and Christopher Douglas scaled the heights at the RSC and the ‘Nash’. Now, he’s ready for a comebackIf you’ve ever marvelled at an actor “truthpumping”, “perf-quaking” or spraying their “actoplasm” acros…
Continue ReadingThe Bafta award-winning comedy actor and The IT Crowd star on the things that make her laugh the mostI remember years ago meeting Peter Kay at the Edinburgh festival. He gave me a free ticket to his show, and I went along and could not breathe for laug…
Continue ReadingSimon David plays the frenzied host for a jolly hour of frivolity as an array of comics showcase the joys of mischiefFor this April Fools’ Day, comedian Simon David has become the April Fools Gay. That is, he dresses up in a baby blue onesie and jester…
Continue ReadingSimon David plays the frenzied host for a jolly hour of frivolity as an array of comics showcase the joys of mischiefFor this April Fools’ Day, comedian Simon David has become the April Fools Gay. That is, he dresses up in a baby blue onesie and jester…
Continue ReadingOne of the world’s most outrageous comedians, Cho is leading the battle to end racism against Asian-Americans. She discusses hatred, hope and how humour saved her life● Warning: this article contains discussion of suicide from the startThe thing about …
Continue ReadingAnxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws’ mockumentary – so what’s it trying to say about life after Covid?Twelve months into the Covid pandemic, the world has changed. But how, precisely? The so-called “new nor…
Continue ReadingThe standup on representation, Matt Hancock, her new travel show and why she loves NorwichA Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid-Compliant Adventure was the original name for Rosie Jones’s new travel show. “But,” says its host, “we thought that …
Continue ReadingWe asked our favourite comedians for the best of the internet. Ahead of her new show Doggo at Melbourne comedy festival, Alice didn’t disappointI’m a comedian, writer, singer and a sensual product of the digital age. My latest show Doggo looks at my re…
Continue ReadingAngel Comedy Club online Comedians led by Jordan Brookes and Tim Key turn lockdown worries into riffs on parenting, personality and body hair in a night of infectious live fun“Let’s do it. Tonight. Let’s fix mental health.” That’s Jordan Brookes talkin…
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