Apollo theatre, LondonConti is in supreme command of her comedy chaos, devising voices, ad hoc songs and daft scenariosThe early phase of Nina Conti’s career was marked by restless boundary pushing, as she – and her sidekick Monkey – twisted ventriloqu…
Continue ReadingWaterside theatre, AylesburyThe TV star’s tour covers childhood delinquency, celebrity encounters and a rectal examination – without ever getting especially personal‘Twenty one years of hard graft on the comedy scene, to now be best known for dancing.”…
Continue ReadingIrish drag performer and LGBTQ+ activist Rory O’Neill AKA Panti Bliss on Beyoncé, why Australia is so annoying about coffee, and pestering Madonna for a liftWhat’s the best piece of advice you have ever received?There’s a saying that I first heard said…
Continue ReadingFeaturing moshpits and acrobatics, the comic’s wildly physical brand of standup leaves audiences buzzing for hours. Now he’s taking his Edinburgh award-winning set on tour – if he can get through it without serious injuryComedian Rob Copland is s…
Continue ReadingArts Centre Melbourne, then Sydney and AdelaideFrom the producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, this brilliantly ambiguous one-man show poses the question: does standup comedy need to be true?The cliche of the sad clown – the jester who uses laughs to …
Continue ReadingHe was a wonderful team player in Whose Line Is It Anyway? and affection for him grew when he disclosed the severe pain and distress he was trying keep at bay• Comedian Tony Slattery dies aged 65• Tony Slattery: a life in picturesImprovisation has seld…
Continue ReadingIt’s had hit runs in Edinburgh and Soho – and was the Guardian’s funniest show of 2024. Now it’s blazing into the West End. Comedy duo Flo & Joan (who were both in Joseph at school) reveal all about One Man MusicalOne Man Musical was launched under…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on mining his very large family for material, avoiding the celebrity circus, and being an unashamed standup fanboyBorn in Bath in 1980, Russell Howard is one of the UK’s most successful comedians. He started his career on the standup circu…
Continue ReadingCriterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the icebergImagine James Cameron’s 1997 disaster film romance Titanic as a camp musical …
Continue ReadingThe comic on mining her wild life for material and her disastrous early gigs shouting punchlines over Sky Sports in a pubWhy did you start doing comedy?I wanted to write funny material, and the only real way into it seemed to be getting on a stage. Wel…
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