Melbourne international comedy festivalA show about coming to terms with the fact that you might not have children, delivered with a deadpan humour that feels specifically AustralianGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailA drunk witch once told Bro…
Continue ReadingBret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement announce four shows at Wellington venue Meow Nui from next week – their first gigs since 2018New Zealand’s self-described “fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo-a cappella-rap-funk-comedy-folk duo” Flight of the …
Continue ReadingMelbourne international comedy festivalBuckle up: the comedian doesn’t give his audience a moment to relax as he delivers a relentless string of one-liners in a show that never hits everyone all at onceGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailDon’t c…
Continue ReadingThe standup is taking their club night to new heights with an all-day extravaganza. They talk about new talent, learning to laugh in hard times and ‘performative activism’Kemah Bob’s face lights up when they tell me about their “passion project that ha…
Continue ReadingHammersmith Apollo, LondonThe sitcom star and Taskmaster stalwart is on commanding form as she embarks on Older Than Jesus, her first – and deeply daft – standup tourThat staple realisation of early midlife, that one has now lived longer than Jesus did…
Continue ReadingThe Australian comedian on being tackled by 80 children, his nemesis and swapping bodies with Abbie ChatfieldIf you could change the size of any animal to keep as a pet, what would it be?Sometimes I take these too seriously, it’s the truth. Like, somet…
Continue ReadingWil Anderson, Lano and Woodley, Aaron Chen, Urzila Carlson and more share memories from 40 years at MICF, including fires, camels and weddingsFirst MICF: 1988Lano and Woodley in Space is on 4-5 April and 11 April Continue reading…
Continue ReadingMelbourne international comedy festivalTisdell’s first standup show in four years reveals why she made the choice to quit and why she has chosen this moment to returnGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailSteph Tisdell is Fat. It’s both the name of…
Continue ReadingRoyal Exchange theatre, ManchesterSparring lovers play a capricious game in Blanche McIntyre’s revival – but the cut and thrust is kept witty, rather than curdling into dangerIn director Blanche McIntyre’s take on Private Lives, love is a dizzying thin…
Continue ReadingSam Browne’s blend of brutal honesty and droll observation has made him a viral sensation. He talks about growing up in Southend, mental health and the healing power of poetryOn a cold night in east London, 21-year-old performance poet Sam Browne is te…
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