Dilruk Jayasinha’s Bundle of Joy: cheer yourself with a short fix of standup – video

With comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse theatres, the series will feature names including Celia Pacquola, Tom Gleeson, Anne Edmonds, T…

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Ross Noble’s Lockdown Lounge: a welcome escape into nonsense

Available onlineThe comedian’s daily interactive webcast is a load of shambolic, lo-fi silliness – which is just what we need right nowHottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch onlineThe best arts and entertainment during self-isola…

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‘We laugh at dark things’: inside Glasgow’s upfront comedy scene

Wit and four-letter artistry have made Glasgow a comedy stronghold – and with the clubs shut, the laughs are going onlineGlaswegian comedians haven’t always been complimentary about their home city. “The great thing about Glasgow is that if there’s a n…

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‘We laugh at dark things’: inside Glasgow’s upfront comedy scene

Wit and four-letter artistry have made Glasgow a comedy stronghold – and with the clubs shut, the laughs are going onlineGlaswegian comedians haven’t always been complimentary about their home city. “The great thing about Glasgow is that if there’s a n…

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Suzi Ruffell: ‘I dreamed Mel C needed me to change the oil in her car’

The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the mostWanda Sykes. Her new Netflix special is brilliant. Continue reading…

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Alice Fraser’s Savage: cheer yourself with a short fix of standup – video

With comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse theatre during the Before Times, and landing on Prime twice a week, the series feature…

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Comedian formerly known as Hugo Boss changes name back to Joe Lycett

The TV host, who changed his name to protest the fashion brand’s heavy-handed legal action, has decided to ‘go back to the Lycetts’The comedian formerly named Joe Lycett is now once more named Joe Lycett as his brief spell as Hugo Boss has come to an e…

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Alice Fraser: Savage review – artful comedy from private trauma

Amazon PrimeWith this adroit and thoughtful show about death and sadness, the Australian standup has her audience in tears • Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online• The best arts and entertainment during self-isolationI fi…

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Celia Pacquola’s All Talk: cheer yourself with a short fix of standup – video

With comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre during the Before Times, the weekly series features names such as Zoë Coombs M…

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Seriously funny: political comedians on humour in horrific times

The Mash Report has always turned tough topics into comedy. As it returns in lockdown, host Nish Kumar and standups Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Tom Mayhew talk about satire’s role in a crisisWhen Nish Kumar’s political comedy show The Mash Report returne…

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