Comedians such as Nish Kumar say they have noticed a change since crowds have returned to clubsIt was halfway through a show in Shrewsbury when Nish Kumar noticed an audience member being disruptive. It became so bad that he asked the man to leave, and…
Continue ReadingLipService Theatre | Channel 4’s mature audience | British geography | Flamin’ Nora lives onThe rural touring scene in the Highlands in the late 1980s was greatly strengthened by the arrival of Maggie Fox (Obituary, 8 April) and Sue Ryding. As LipServi…
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From career doldrums to fending off pantless stage invaders, the straight-talking Irish comic’s journey to becoming a must-see act has been a wild rideAt a recent gig, an audience member was so taken with Joanne McNally’s standup that she tried to get …
Continue ReadingThe comedian and former face of Tip Top bread in New Zealand shares her favourite videos, including an orchestral mishap and Obama’s ‘anger management translator’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcast!I have an all or not…
Continue ReadingHaving defeated impostor syndrome, the standup is taking on Taskmaster and returning to the Edinburgh fringe with ‘sexy and chaotic’ new show HagSophie Duker’s just shared a Taskmaster secret: every contestant has to have two identical versions of thei…
Continue ReadingHaving defeated impostor syndrome, the standup is taking on Taskmaster and returning to the Edinburgh fringe with ‘sexy and chaotic’ new show HagSophie Duker’s just shared a Taskmaster secret: every contestant has to have two identical versions of thei…
Continue ReadingThe standup comic, also known for voicing Iago in Disney’s animated Aladdin, has died after a long illnessComedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried has died at the age of 67.His family announced his death after a long illness via his Twitter page. Gottfried…
Continue ReadingAs the hapless Frank Spencer, Michael Crawford brought a light touch to the classic 70s sitcom but the stage version with a game Joe Pasquale feels creakierThink Peckham market traders ducking and diving for a living. Neurotic hoteliers struggling to r…
Continue ReadingActor whose anarchic skills and consummate timing were central to the success of the stage comedy duo LipServiceMaggie Fox, who has died aged 65 after an accident, was an actor of comic genius who had television roles in Coronation Street, Shameless an…
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