The Australian standup feared she would spook audiences with her frank examination of trauma, but it made her a star. With new show Douglas on Netflix, she’s taking risks of a different kindSoon after she opens her new standup comedy show, Douglas, the…
Continue ReadingThe comedian, actor, and writer on the things that make him laugh the mostHonours even between Neil Hamburger and Kate Berlant, both US comedians. I like loads of British acts just as much for their intelligence, soulfulness, artistry and so on, but I’…
Continue ReadingAvailable on NetflixGadsby follows up her hit show Nanette with a swaggering set that blazes with well-earned confidenceHottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance onlineThe last time Hannah Gadsby released a Netflix special, it changed h…
Continue ReadingFrom care work to shelf-stacking, many standups have taken up jobs to survive lockdown – highlighting how privilege has created a two-tier system in comedyOn 16 March, when Boris Johnson advised people to avoid pubs and theatres, the effect on live com…
Continue ReadingAudio downloadSixty years on, the taboo-busting comic can seem incoherent and insensitive but there’s no doubting his masterful wordplayHe may be the least listened-to of standup icons. No one denies Lenny Bruce’s significance: he’s listed third among …
Continue ReadingAvailable on YouTubeEddie Izzard and standups from India, Australia and beyond roast fake news and bust coronavirus taboos in an entertaining if patchy webcam variety fundraiser for frontline medicsA global pandemic calls for a global comic response. T…
Continue ReadingStiller, who formed an entertainment duo with his wife, Anne Meara, has died aged 92. Here’s a look back on his roles, including those alongside his son, Ben Stiller Continue reading…
Continue ReadingComedian who formed a popular duo with his wife, Anne Meara, has died of natural causesThe comedian Jerry Stiller has died at the age of 92. His death was announced on Monday on Twitter by the actor Ben Stiller, who called him “a great dad and grandfat…
Continue ReadingYash Gill’s Power Half Hour, directed by Milli Bhatia, is among a new batch of Virtual Collaborators films released this weekWith comedy clubs closed by the coronavirus lockdown, many standups have been experimenting with streaming their performances o…
Continue ReadingThe Glaswegian comedian’s voiceover videos are a lockdown hit – not least with Nicola SturgeonJaney Godley is having a productive lockdown. The 59-year-old comedian has had a run of viral (in the good sense) hits with her sweary and very funny voiceove…
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