Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe comic who showered Fifa’s Sepp Blatter with banknotes reveals little of the person under the character comedy maskWhat a coy coming-out party of a show this is from Simon Brodkin, emerging from behind the character-c…
Continue ReadingThere’s been another shakeup in the production of the Sony comedy Oh Hell No. The first production delay came after… MORE
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Comedian and satirist who revolutionised US standup in the 1950s, skewering politicians of every hueThe comedian and satirist Mort Sahl, who has died aged 94, was a combination of Lenny Bruce and Bob Hope – with a little Will Rogers thrown in. Like Bru…
Continue ReadingCanadian-born comedian who rose to fame in the 1950s credited with ‘yanking comedy into the modern age’Tributes have been paid to the trailblazing standup comedian Mort Sahl after his death at the age of 94.The Canadian-born comic was credited with rev…
Continue ReadingHaley McGee, James McNicholas and Mo Gilligan talk about the tricky business of turning stage performances into a reading experienceWhen developing her solo show The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale, theatre-maker Haley McGee was struggling for an ending. “A fri…
Continue ReadingTaskmaster’s creator is happy to belt out a tune when fronting the Horne Section. But what’s on his stereo when there’s no one around to judge him?The Loco-Motion by Kylie Minogue. My brother and I were both big Kylie fans and I still stand by it: she’…
Continue ReadingWhether it is epic sci-fi, hilarious standup or a new album to listen to, our critics have your plans for this week coveredBigfoot HuntersOut nowHarking back to the days when first-time directors would borrow a camcorder and make an essentially zero-bu…
Continue ReadingQuentin Tarantino has always managed to add little moments of comedic relief into his body of work. So it seems… MORE
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The comic has come blazing out of lockdown fearless and on full throttle, buying a motorbike for her 50th birthday and turning the menopause – along with an incident in a park – into comedy gold‘I must tell you how old I’m going to be when I die,” says…
Continue ReadingMilton Keynes theatreGood albeit digressive gags keep the routines endearingly amusing in the comic’s new touring show Regional Trinket“I hate being camp,” says Alan Carr, which would be surprising if true – his signature style having secured TV ubiqui…
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