She sings naked, had an epiphany chopping wood in Sweden, came out dressed as a cat, is making a sitcom with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and is helping Matt Lucas to be funny. Meet comedy powerhouse Jordan Gray‘I decided that I wanted to be a comedian o…
Continue ReadingNerves nearly kept her from picking up the mic and then she discovered an industry hostile to women. As her hit TV show returns, the star reflects on the thrill and camaraderie of comedy – and its much-needed changeImagine being so uncomfortable in you…
Continue ReadingBloomsbury theatre, LondonThe comic duo offer up another entertaining set as they track their journey through dating apps, heavy drinking and moments of mortificationPrompted by the much-discussed Bros documentary, Flo & Joan’s last show fretted at…
Continue ReadingThey were pigeonholed, derided – and even shot at. With The Marvelous Mrs Maisel back on TV screens, we find out what life was really like for women who dared to be funny in the postwar yearsBack in the days when they were still called comediennes, an …
Continue ReadingThey were pigeonholed, derided – and even shot at. With The Marvelous Mrs Maisel back on TV screens, we find out what life was really like for women who dared to be funny in the postwar yearsBack in the days when they were still called comediennes, an …
Continue ReadingCan you do a whole standup set about blowjobs? The New York comedian thinks so, but don’t assume her show is a feminist rallying cry “Even I would be irritated hearing about this show if I wasn’t me,” admits Jacqueline Novak, who is attempting to accur…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonBohart’s shift from coupledom into pandemic isolation – and plotting revenge with a drill-happy dentist – is told with relatable warmthFive years ago, Sara Pascoe and John Robins made standup shows about their breakup – both were go…
Continue ReadingThe comedian has fond memories of feeling grownup listening to Macy Gray, and gets Alexa to play Barry White for a laugh. But what does she listen to behind closed doors?The song that is my karaoke go-toI’m really bad at singing, but I’ll have a go any…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe comic who hit it big as Uncle Roger is a zesty stage presence but coasts into a comfort zone of easy cross-cultural wisecracksNigel Ng’s comedy career skyrocketed under lockdown, when his Uncle Roger persona, policin…
Continue ReadingPlaying junior doctor Shruti is a far cry from the standup’s ‘really silly’ sketch comedy but her improv background helped her find moments of levity in Adam Kay’s NHS dramaWhen Ambika Mod was cast in This Is Going to Hurt, Adam Kay’s TV adaptation of …
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