The much-loved musical comedian shares what makes him laugh, including Sean Lock, football mascots looking solemn and an Irish donkey derby from 1994I’ve been thinking about this way too much. See, if I was to pick the Funniest Things On the Internet t…
Continue ReadingThe character comic on gigging with chickens, harnessing the power of embarrassment and her spoof Radio 4 current affairs showWhat first drew you to character comedy?As a kid I loved television, especially whatever my parents watched. Dad liked the ana…
Continue ReadingIn Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the comedian tells us about a twee and torpid plant holder – and a treasured tome from a teacherRead more Three Things interviewsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTom Ballard has been in …
Continue ReadingFrom Fern Brady to Hannah Gadsby, a host of comedians have discovered that they have autism. What is it about standup that lends itself so well to neurodivergent people?In 2020, Pierre Novellie was previewing an early version of his standup show …
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonSnarling at the audience and cracking cynical jokes, Hoffman’s intriguing faux-boorish persona wears thin, undermining her subversively funny riffsRobby Hoffman recently raised hackles, she tells us, by using the word “faggot” on Ne…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonSnarling at the audience and cracking cynical jokes, Hoffman’s intriguing faux-boorish persona wears thin, undermining her subversively funny riffsRobby Hoffman recently raised hackles, she tells us, by using the word “faggot” on Ne…
Continue ReadingLaunchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closureLondon’s Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre and comedy careers in a warren of performance spaces beneath Water…
Continue ReadingLaunchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closureLondon’s Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre and comedy careers in a warren of performance spaces beneath Water…
Continue ReadingThe British musical comedian shares the comedy songs he grew up listening to, including Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Monty Python and Spike MilliganGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn our era of Infinitely Scrolling Disposable ContentTM, our …
Continue ReadingThe British musical comedian shares the comedy songs he grew up listening to, including Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Monty Python and Spike MilliganGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn our era of Infinitely Scrolling Disposable ContentTM, our …
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