Epstein theatre, LiverpoolTouring for the first time in seven years, it’s clear that the standup veteran hasn’t lost any of his sharp humour ‘As Emperor Hirohito said after the Hiroshima bomb …” Is there a comedian anywhere who can stamp their identity…
Continue ReadingSSE Hydro, GlasgowThe Two Amigos deploy mutual mickey-taking and the odd banjo riff in a variety show with comic timing to die forIt started life as a cosy Q&A at a comedy festival. Then Steve Martin and Martin Short – comedians, movie legends and …
Continue ReadingAmateur nights, ‘chaos energy’ and jokes about yeast … Our writer continues her UK comedy tour and discovers Mancunians’ appetite for the alternativeIt’s Manchester’s first ever Grubby Comedy night. The sold-out audience at the Red Bank Project, a rece…
Continue ReadingThe author, singer, and cabaret artiste on the things that make them laugh the mostAnything that goes “gay viral” – like that woman on Celebrity Mastermind who, when asked the name of the Swedish climate activist changing the world, answered “Sharon”. …
Continue ReadingDead Ringers impressionist takes lead role in stage version of bestselling book on British identityThe impressionist Jon Culshaw is to play Bill Bryson in a new stage adaptation of Notes from a Small Island, the Iowa-born author’s bestselling book abou…
Continue ReadingThey’re inspired by Charlie Hedbo and tell jokes that would get British comedians cancelled. Our writer spends a week watching French standupsHow Greece’s theatre staged triumph from tragedyLast dance for Berlin’s 56-hour party people?Poland’s world-be…
Continue ReadingAlgorithms, Clark’s hilarious one-woman show, triumphed at the Edinburgh fringe. Is a hit TV series on the way?Sadie Clark is one of theatre’s most exciting rising stars but back in 2017 she was in a rut. Depressed and anxious, she couldn’t stop checki…
Continue ReadingStunt is revenge for brand’s legal action against small firms using word boss in namesHugo Boss has long been a commanding brand in designer clothing and expensive fragrances – but it hasn’t had much of a track record in entertainment.That is about to …
Continue ReadingThe titan of Irish comics is on a roll after his sitcom and chatshow success, but he is still excited and overwhelmed by the art of standup‘The older you get,” asks Tommy Tiernan, “do you get lazy, and complacent? Or do you get more joyfully reckless? …
Continue ReadingFairfield Halls, LondonIn his show Taxi Tour, the comic from last year’s Britain’s Got Talent offers only standard-issue middle-aged standup Kojo Anim was a star of the black standup circuit for years, but “Britain’s Got Talent changed my life,” he tel…
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