Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonAs a gym-bunny vampire channelling Frank-N-Furter, James Daly leads a superb cast in a gender and genre-inverting romp that lacks biteBefore they took on Bram Stoker’s vampire count, co-writers Gordon Greenberg and Steve…
Continue ReadingThe British comedian on being shot into space by Jeff Bezos, his nightmarish run-in with a fan and the thing he loves most about AustraliaRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWould you rather die at the bottom of the…
Continue ReadingGlee Club, GlasgowThe hugely popular ‘King of the Povvos’ is a charismatic host, but is yet to prove that he can make his online material strong enough for the stage‘Does anyone not know who I am?” Coy pause. “Well, 1.8 million people do.” A content cr…
Continue ReadingThe standup is hitting new heights of pastiche with Clementine, a riotous one-woman show about a Regency belle seeking a tailcoated beau. As the Edinburgh hit goes on tour, Minnitt explains why her mum’s doing the drivingEvery now and then a comedy con…
Continue ReadingShona McCarthy says public authorities have routinely ignored needs of world’s largest arts festivalThe Edinburgh festival fringe should be given the same status as major sporting events like the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games, its outgoing chief e…
Continue ReadingCapitol theatre, HorshamHill at 60 remains so joyful and daft that you will never stop chuckling for longSome people’s art evolves over time. If you’re waiting for Harry Hill’s to do so – curious, perhaps, to see what late-period Hill has in store – mi…
Continue ReadingWhen Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley both realised the other was newly unattached, the standups decided to create Single Ladies in Your Area, a hit podcast about divorces, dating and unwanted DMsA few months ago, comedians Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kem…
Continue ReadingTheatre Royal BrightonBob Golding, Simon Cartwright and Damian Williams, who have played the comedy giants before, summon them like spirits to the stage in this tribute‘You tell ’em a joke they’ve heard before, and: silence.” So says Eric Morecambe in …
Continue ReadingThe nipaluna/Hobart comedian on the genius of Conan O’Brien, the brilliance of Conner O’Malley, and the other weird and wonderful corners of the net that make him laughThe party sort of feels over for the internet. We all know when a house party is ove…
Continue ReadingThe standup and presenter on preshow prayers, blending dance with comedy and the night he bombed at the BBCHow did you get into comedy?I feel like comedy got into me. At university, I hosted talent shows as part of the African and Caribbean society, an…
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