The award-winning standup on the things that make her laugh the mostVictoria Wood when I was 14. I couldn’t believe this one person could have so many people in the palm of their hand. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainmen…
Continue ReadingBridget Christie was a bag of nerves, Suzi Ruffell played Covid for laughs and Stephen K Amos was so rusty he needed a clipboard … top comics on the thrill of returningLockdown was the longest I’ve not gigged since I started in comedy. I realised how…
Continue ReadingThe comedian’s new podcast is bursting with enthusiasm for poems. If standup forces him to be funny, here he forces himself to be true‘Phwooar – Ginsy Ginsy Ginsy, I love you so much!” You won’t find that in FR Leavis. The “Ginsy” in question is beat p…
Continue ReadingCocoRosie’s call to arms, a mauling from Michelle Wolf, Arthur Jafa’s white supremacy montage and Melania Trump’s gardening … Guardian writers pick the moments that encapsulate Trump’s reign Since he’s a former real-estate tycoon, it seems fitting that…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Got Talent star Myra Dubois turns agony aunt in a show that might raise the roof in a theatre – but not onlineMyra Dubois was a staple of the cabaret scene for years before Simon Cowell came calling. Duetting with Amanda Holden, and cracking …
Continue ReadingNetflixJoyous reflections on new motherhood, Amsterdam’s museums and working with J-Lo see the charismatic standup cresting a career-high waveWelcome to Buteaupia, Michelle Buteau’s Netflix special is called – and Buteaupia is where we find the 43-year…
Continue ReadingNational 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 …
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