Looking 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…
Continue ReadingAmazon Prime VideoQuinoa, veganism and lakehouses are ticked off on the Bronx comic’s journey to affluence but her charm shines throughLockdown laughs: where to watch online comedyThe British are obsessed with class, it’s said – unlike in egalitarian A…
Continue ReadingConsummate host Kiri Pritchard-McLean sets the stage for Frankie Boyle and others in a show with true comedy-club feel Lockdown laughs: where to watch online comedyThe Covid Arms started life as an online “pub” where a group of friends met during lockd…
Continue ReadingThe comedian, comedy writer and TV producer on the things that make her laugh the mostMaria Bamford. I saw her in Edinburgh about 10 years ago and I don’t think it gets better than that. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainme…
Continue ReadingWe asked Australian comedians what they turn to to cheer them up online. For Rhys Nicholson, it’s dark sketches, surreal specials and furious women Ah, the internet. Where would we be without it? Probably not in severe civil unrest. As a self-empl…
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