Yesterday, HBO Max dropped the trailer for Taika Waititi’s new pirate comedy series, Our Flag Means Death. The series “is… MORE
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Living Record festival Noack’s attempts to compare comedy routines to evangelising would have been more persuasive with discernible jokesStandup resembles biblical preaching, according to Australian writer Anthony Noack, a case he tries to make by perf…
Continue ReadingHecklers are the bane of any comic’s existence, they interrupt sets and ruin a comedian’s flow. That thought, however, hasn’t… MORE
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Old Red Lion, LondonThis revival of Hanoch Levin’s odd, over-long 1970s play has minor thrills but ultimately misfiresYou might think, in our age of safe spaces and “cowering” from Covid (in Sajid Javid’s coinage), there’d be mileage in Hanoch Levin’s …
Continue ReadingAs everyone knows by now, Bob Saget died yesterday at the age of 65. What some people may not have… MORE
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Shaparak Khorsandi and Esther Manito both came of age during a time when women were expect to comform to male stereotypes. To reflect, they did what they do best: wrote comedy shows about itWhen Shaparak Khorsandi’s teenage son recently discovered 90s …
Continue ReadingFresh produce is the real star of David Finnigan’s live radio play, an ‘apocalyptic romcom’ for a Sydney festival crowd not afraid to get stickyA juicy watermelon is made to sound like cunnilingus while banana and rockmelon make a potent visual and aur…
Continue ReadingAmy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour• Preview more cultural highlights of 2022 Continue reading…
Continue ReadingA comeback year saw standout productions up and down the country. Here’s your pick of the bestMore on the best culture of 2021Curve, LeicesterI don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it – it was so captivating I saw it twice. Forced to switch t…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonHigh-camp songs and OTT costumes grab the attention in drag duo’s cheap-and-cheerful songs-from-the-shows extravaganzaGood luck generating festive cheer on the same day your show – like every show at this venue – has been Covid-can…
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