Wit and four-letter artistry have made Glasgow a comedy stronghold – and with the clubs shut, the laughs are going onlineGlaswegian comedians haven’t always been complimentary about their home city. “The great thing about Glasgow is that if there’s a n…
Continue ReadingThe comedian, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the mostWanda Sykes. Her new Netflix special is brilliant. Continue reading…
Continue ReadingWith comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse theatre during the Before Times, and landing on Prime twice a week, the series feature…
Continue ReadingThe TV host, who changed his name to protest the fashion brand’s heavy-handed legal action, has decided to ‘go back to the Lycetts’The comedian formerly named Joe Lycett is now once more named Joe Lycett as his brief spell as Hugo Boss has come to an e…
Continue ReadingAmazon PrimeWith this adroit and thoughtful show about death and sadness, the Australian standup has her audience in tears • Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online• The best arts and entertainment during self-isolationI fi…
Continue ReadingWith comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre during the Before Times, the weekly series features names such as Zoë Coombs M…
Continue ReadingThe Mash Report has always turned tough topics into comedy. As it returns in lockdown, host Nish Kumar and standups Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Tom Mayhew talk about satire’s role in a crisisWhen Nish Kumar’s political comedy show The Mash Report returne…
Continue ReadingThis streaming event hosted by Anna Mann (AKA Colin Hoult) on NextUp was a valiant experiment in performing live comedy without an audience“There is no eerier sight,” my fellow comedy critic Bruce Dessau wrote this week, “than a comedian performing to …
Continue ReadingHow does half of stoner duo Cheech and Chong cope with coronavirus lockdown? Fine – thanks to drugs, his wife and the experience of nine months in prison for selling bong pipesTommy Chong has got the munchies. It’s early afternoon in locked-down LA, an…
Continue ReadingWith comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse theatre during the Before Times, the weekly series will feature names such as Celia Pa…
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