National Maritime MuseumSara Pascoe, Rich Hall and Aisling Bea warm to an excited crowd – and a divine heckler – in the chilly outdoors‘Comedy isn’t essential?” asks Rich Hall, incredulously. “This isn’t essential?” After the government announced finan…
Continue ReadingThe comedian also known as Lost Voice Guy on the things that make him laugh the mostRoss Noble: the way his mind works is fascinating. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainment tips Continue reading…
Continue ReadingNetflix The horizons may be narrow in the British standup’s special but nobody does this sort of material better There’s something odd about watching Michael McIntyre’s first Netflix special. Maybe it’s surprise that it’s taken him so long. Maybe we’re…
Continue ReadingAdam Kay to launch series as theatres plan to host smaller audiences and run at a lossCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNimax Theatres will reopen all six of its West End venues from October for a season of socially distanced …
Continue ReadingNetflix The Mexican-American comic offers English and Spanish versions of his show, but the sexist fare is depressing however you look at itWith Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones, Felipe Esparza becomes the first comedian to release simultaneous Netflix s…
Continue ReadingIs performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by dayWhat do standup comics do in the daytime? A glance at television schedules provides an answer: many hone their craft in the gaily coloure…
Continue ReadingFrom Ken Dodd and his tickling stick to Nina Conti and her monkey, Guardian photographer Tristram Kenton has snapped a host of superb comedians on stage Continue reading…
Continue ReadingThe debate about the BBC reveals that even when it comes to comedy we are stuck in echo chambers‘A real comedian – that’s a daring man,” Eddie Waters, an old standup turned evening class tutor, tells a group of would-be comics in Trevor Griffiths’s bri…
Continue ReadingWith the Edinburgh festival shelved by Covid, standups have turned a garden shed into a stage for an online extravaganza. Our writer enjoys flashes of brilliance amid a dislocating experienceThere are precedents when it comes to memorable Edinburgh fri…
Continue ReadingPun fights in boxing rings, nine-year-old standups and a 19-day joke-a-thon … anything goes in vibrant, diverse Leicester, finds our writer as she continues her comedy tourIt is the home town of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman, Adrian Mole author Sue Tow…
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