In 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 …
Continue ReadingOn tour with her daughter after her cancer diagnosis the Scottish national treasure opens up about her life and finds big laughs in the face of deathHere’s a documentary following the Glaswegian standup comic Janey Godley on her Not Dead Yet Tour; in 2…
Continue ReadingSorry/Not Sorry tells the story of the comedian’s sexual misconduct through the eyes of the women who spoke out – and endured a vicious backlash from fans, podcasters and fellow standupsCaroline Suh was once a huge fan of Louis CK, the comedian known f…
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