The standup, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the mostI’ve come to think of my existence as BC and AD in terms of when I saw Kate Berlant’s standup for the first time. Continue reading…
Continue ReadingEveryman, CheltenhamShakespeare, wizards and panto dames all play their part in an evening of autobiography that is a love letter to theatreScratch a great actor and you often find a born comic underneath and, watching Ian McKellen’s itinerant solo sho…
Continue ReadingThe death of the SNL star 30 years ago robbed the industry of one its finest voices – but not before she had blazed a trail for women such as Tina Fey to followThere is no shortage of excellent critical writing about the US comedy scene in the 80s, and…
Continue ReadingTyne theatre, NewcastleThe broadcaster and writer’s second live show is a warm storm of rollicking tales about musicians and his familyYou could ask the question of any comedy show: how much is truth and how much is performative topspin? It’s particula…
Continue ReadingThe actor-writer will perform her comic monologue, on which the hit TV show was based, for 30 performances this summer It is the filthy, fiercely funny monologue that received mixed reviews when it was staged in a tiny venue at the Edinburgh festival i…
Continue ReadingHe’ll be quick-witted and funny – but how can Volodymyr Zelenskiy possibly lead a country? A comedian gives his verdict on the new president and other gag-cracking politicians‘Ukraine have elected a comedian as president,” the text message began and, a…
Continue ReadingHe’ll be quick-witted and funny – but how can Volodymyr Zelenskiy possibly lead a country? A comedian gives his verdict on the new president and other gag-cracking politicians‘Ukraine have elected a comedian as president,” the text message began and, a…
Continue ReadingLondon PalladiumThis chatshow canter through the career and comedy loves of Humphries proved he is an unrepentant controversialistThe television chatshow spread to theatre as a way of getting stars on stage without the burden of rehearsal or line-learn…
Continue ReadingG-Live, GuildfordAssisted by his life-saving chauffeur, Gilbert propels his high-octane humour with the pain of traumaWhen you make your name getting overheated at trivial things, what’s left when life issues deadly serious challenges? Rhod Gilbert was…
Continue ReadingThe comedy writer and performer on the things that make him laugh the mostFrench and Saunders’s Baywatch sketch is my favourite. It was the first VHS tape that I wrote “Do not tape over” on. Continue reading…
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