The standup is returning to the stage to welcome us back into his lovably parochial world. But will we ever know the man behind the homely persona?It can’t be easy to become the nation’s favourite comedian. Harder still to remain so. Consider the achie…
Continue ReadingCamden People’s theatre, LondonDonning an insect costume, the magnetic Liv Ello uses clowning to land a deeply serious point about our timesLiv Ello is the director of Frankie Thompson’s delightful show Catts, so I had high expectations for their solo …
Continue ReadingGraham Fellows’ film Father Earth records the Sheffield comedian’s trip to Orkney with his dad – and a bid to step out of his alter ego’s shadowWhen I last saw Graham Fellows in character as northern singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth, back in 2015, I…
Continue ReadingWith comedian to embark on first live tour for 12 years, we choose some of his funniest routinesPeter Kay has announced he will perform his new standup show in a year-long monthly residency at London’s O2 arena. Here are five of his best comedic moment…
Continue ReadingComedian says response to news he is to embark on first live tour for 12 years has been ‘proper overwhelming’ The comedian Peter Kay has announced he will perform his new standup show in year-long monthly residency at London’s 02 arena.Speaking in a r…
Continue ReadingComedian says response to news he is to embark on first live tour for 12 years has been ‘proper overwhelming’ The comedian Peter Kay has announced he will perform his new standup show in year-long monthly residency at London’s 02 arena.Speaking in a r…
Continue ReadingJason Manford, Keala Settle, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Chelsea Hall get set for the glitter and gags of festive seasonPanto was my first experience of going to the theatre. At school in south Manchester, there were free tickets for kids from underprivil…
Continue ReadingComedian will kick off with shows in Manchester later this year as tickets go on sale on 12 NovemberPeter Kay has announced his first live standup tour in 12 years.Tickets will go on sale for the UK gigs at 10am on 12 November from his website, followi…
Continue ReadingThe Bake Off regular on the complexity of grief, the importance of dressing well and why he’s always fancied himself as a vicarComedian Tom Allen, 39, grew up in Bromley and trained with the National Youth theatre. He started standup aged 22, winning S…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonLyons raises her personal demons so she can publicly refuse to play by their rules in this complex comedy-horror crossoverThe eye-popping final sequence of Elf Lyons’s Raven unfolds to Rage Against the Machine’s cacophonous Killing …
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