With venues locked down, entertainment-starved audiences are getting in gear for a season of opera, comedy shows and movies experienced from your own car seat – but is it an artistic cul de sac? Britain has never been good at drive-ins. Historically ou…
Continue ReadingThe actor, writer and character comedian on the things that make him laugh the mostThe first one that came to mind was Sally Phillips hiding a slice of toast between her toes in Smack the Pony. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home ente…
Continue ReadingCoached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants – and thriving online during lockdown‘Let me tell you something more about my miserable life,” says Usman Khalid, with a miserable face. T…
Continue ReadingThe festival will roll out a series of ‘artistic interventions’ across the Scottish capital in AugustA series of “artistic interventions” has been announced by the Edinburgh international festival (EIF) to take place across the Scottish capital in Augu…
Continue ReadingLooking for some escapist laughs? Here are a few tips, from John-Luke Roberts’ chaotic sketches to Flight of the Conchords’ smile-guaranteed songsHottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch onlineStories are “a fantastic way of being …
Continue ReadingChappelle performs a surprise new set, entitled 8:46, before a socially distanced audience Comedian Dave Chappelle has released a blistering Netflix special in which he addresses the killing of George Floyd, police brutality and the horrific legacy of …
Continue ReadingThe New Yorker comedian, illustrator and gross-out merchant on the things that make her laughI’ve never seen her live, but I remember watching a Joan Rivers standup special for the first time and literally thinking she was magic. Related: The Guide: St…
Continue ReadingAvailable onlineDeception is rife and amazement is constant in this uplifting night of gripping tricks, full of audience interactionMagical Bones has got me ripping up playing cards in my living room, which he promises will be worth it. After tearing f…
Continue ReadingSidi’s new online soap opera brings all the overheated thrills of Mexican telenovelas to the home countiesIf a Mexican TV company set a Spanish-language soap opera in a bland British town, peppering the script with gratuitous references to the NHS and …
Continue ReadingAvailable onlineThe scuzzy end of show business and all its sozzled, sentimental excesses are captured by the ex-standup in a heartfelt monologueI last saw Les Dennis on stage two years ago, playing a washed-up, old-school comic in the Park theatre’s&n…
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