The American standup, actor and Saturday Night Live cast member on the things that make him laugh the mostThe first time I laughed and couldn’t breathe was Katt Williams’s Pimp Chronicles. Continue reading…
Continue ReadingLoughborough Town HallHe became ‘the most hated comedian in Britain’. Now Walsh is on tour with the most engaging show of his careerThree weeks into Strictly Come Dancing last autumn, Seann Walsh was walking on air. The public loved him; the primetime …
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonBig of voice and wide of smile, the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist fills the room with her singing and mimicryAt points in Jess Robinson’s show, as you’re being pinned to the back wall of the venue by the power of her balladeeri…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe former king of lad comedy moseys through a delightfully meandering set about ageing, libido and ‘the Strictly curse’Frank Skinner is 62, and it’s remarkable he can even make it on stage, he says: “It’s like when you …
Continue ReadingIn the run-up to the Edinburgh festival we’ll be picking highlights from the programme. Here’s a dozen for starters, including Eddie Izzard and a ukulele comedyAssembly George Square StudiosEddie Izzard was born 150 years – to the day – after Charles D…
Continue ReadingOn the Australian leg of his tour, Ansari shows vulnerability in addressing allegations made against him. But there is unease and defensiveness tooBefore attending Aziz Ansari’s show in Melbourne this week, I had read that his latest standup tour, Road…
Continue ReadingLondon PalladiumThe exhilarating comedian known for her hit Netflix series puts on an addictive night of comedy and songAmerican comedian Rachel Bloom gets musical theatre tropes drunk and horny. The Golden Globe-winning writer and star of Netflix’s mu…
Continue ReadingThe US standup and Saturday Night Live writer on the things that make her laugh the mostBigger & Blacker by Chris Rock is high on the list. The “niggas v black people” joke is my favourite of Rock’s. So poignant, and really changed the conversation…
Continue ReadingBournemouth International CentreCasting himself as a taboo breaker for his Netflix show Supernature, the cacklesome comic delivers a squarely liberal-baiting set‘That’s not going in … That won’t make it in … ” Ricky Gervais’s new standup set Supernat…
Continue ReadingSpeaking at Hay festival, comedian recalls a charity event where a man forced his tongue into her mouthJo Brand has spoken of the need to maintain the momentum of the #MeToo movement despite the fact that some people are “fed up with it already”, recal…
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