It will take more than multiple Edinburgh nominations to convince comedy duo Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill that they’re a success. Perhaps a TV sitcom would do it?When Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill received the life-changing news that they’d been n…
Continue ReadingDorking HallsPlayful material about Pascoe’s life on the celebrity B-list is eclipsed by a heartfelt second act focused on private truths about new motherhoodSara Pascoe isn’t the first comic to get a laugh by appraising the precise dimensions of her f…
Continue ReadingHammersmith Apollo, LondonAfter his show was pulled from the Edinburgh fringe, the comic continues his efforts to outrage, resulting in deep discomfort as well as bleak brilliance“Winner of 50,000 Baftas, and the coveted BBC paedophile of the year awar…
Continue ReadingCambridge JunctionThe political comedian’s new touring show takes on Liz Truss and the Tories but too often swaps subtlety for stridencyMark Thomas’s last show drew on his lifetime of political protest to address the government’s new police, crime, sen…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and author on performing at Hugh Grant’s birthday party, the problem with being labelled a ‘feminist vegan’, and her new show Success StoryWhy did you start doing standup?I really wanted to be an actor but wasn’t very good at acting. I aud…
Continue ReadingHer cat-tastic stage show is a riff on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that swerves into emotionally raw territory. The Edinburgh fringe sensation talks about trauma, taboos and the importance of being disgustingWas there ever a cat so clever? Move over …
Continue ReadingComedian extends standup tour to late 2024 as hundreds of thousands queue online to secure seatsHundreds of thousands of Britons have been queuing online to try to buy Peter Kay tickets, with the comedian having put on more than 20 extra dates to meet …
Continue ReadingThe standup is returning to the stage to welcome us back into his lovably parochial world. But will we ever know the man behind the homely persona?It can’t be easy to become the nation’s favourite comedian. Harder still to remain so. Consider the achie…
Continue ReadingCamden People’s theatre, LondonDonning an insect costume, the magnetic Liv Ello uses clowning to land a deeply serious point about our timesLiv Ello is the director of Frankie Thompson’s delightful show Catts, so I had high expectations for their solo …
Continue ReadingGraham Fellows’ film Father Earth records the Sheffield comedian’s trip to Orkney with his dad – and a bid to step out of his alter ego’s shadowWhen I last saw Graham Fellows in character as northern singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth, back in 2015, I…
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