Soho theatre, LondonThe standup was planning an altogether sillier show, but life got in the way, resulting in a set that spins grief and loss into an uproarious hourBefore Covid, and in contrast to the two thoughtful shows ruminating on gender that ma…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe notorious comic and performance artist explores loneliness and the human/animal divide in an intricately assembled scrapbook showIt’s taken Kim Noble seven years to make Lullaby for Scavengers. Just as well: I doubt any of us co…
Continue ReadingToo pricy, too elitist, just too big? After the criticisms of this year’s event, a panel of festival regulars consider the way forward for Edinburgh’s summer spectacularKaty Koren, co-artistic director, Gilded Balloon Continue reading…
Continue ReadingThe comedy writer shares his favourite jokes and sets, including a weirdly sexy Grover photo, a modern silent comedy and some badly designed ducksGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI have a theory about comedy. Or rather, I have a theory about …
Continue ReadingIt’s been four years now since Roseanne Barr very publicly was let go from the Roseanne reboot, after some controversial… MORE
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In Lullaby for Scavengers, the no-holds-barred performance artist returns to outfox and outrage audiences. He talks about trying to snog his mother, bathing with maggots and being an ‘old white dinosaur’To interview comedians, you don’t usually travel …
Continue ReadingThe comedian teams up with Bo Burnham for a subversive and striking performance that plays into her knack for the absurdEven if you were only remotely involved in the making of Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde’s sophomore film as director whose behind…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and author on studying laughter theory, industry frustrations and the perils of gigging at a racecourseHow did you get into comedy?I studied the history of variety and vaudeville under Oliver Double at university and then did a master’s in…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and author on studying laughter theory, industry frustrations and the perils of gigging at a racecourseHow did you get into comedy?I studied the history of variety and vaudeville under Oliver Double at university and then did a master’s in…
Continue ReadingNew theatre, OxfordFrench heaps detail upon self-abasing detail as she shares hugely engaging stories from her 40-year careerIt’s called semantic satiation, when you say a word so many times it starts to lose its meaning. Something of that effect is on…
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