The What Would Beyonce Do? standup on the things that make her laugh the mostSister Act. Or Booty Call, a really obscure film with Jamie Foxx in it. It’s about two guys that are trying to have sex with their girlfriends. It’s a very 80s vibe. Continue …
Continue Reading‘I don’t have any intention of workshopping any of my traumas on stage again,’ Gadsby says of her new live show, which will tour US and is named for her dog DouglasAustralian comedian Hannah Gadsby has announced she will be embarking on her first US to…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on Brexit, being born too old and attending the Oscars drunkBorn in London, Nish Kumar, 33, began his comedy career in 2006 on the standup circuit. A regular on radio and television, he stars in the Comedy Central travel show Joel & Ni…
Continue ReadingThe standup inspired Mark Thomas with his activism, opened Jack Dee’s eyes and appalled Mark Steel – in the best possible way. Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Hardy, who has died aged 57 Continue reading…
Continue ReadingThe standup, writer and actor on the things that make her laugh the mostI equally loved Lee Cornes and Nick Hancock. Lee Cornes once did the same set in the first half and the second half of a show at the Comedy Store to see how pissed the audience wer…
Continue ReadingThe standup, writer and actor on the things that make her laugh the mostI equally loved Lee Cornes and Nick Hancock. Lee Cornes once did the same set in the first half and the second half of a show at the Comedy Store to see how pissed the audience wer…
Continue ReadingProvocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night Although generally excluded from lists of BBC Radio 4 shows of historic longevity, a series present…
Continue ReadingProvocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night Although generally excluded from lists of BBC Radio 4 shows of historic longevity, a series present…
Continue ReadingVault festival, LondonIn Best Dad Ever, the ex-poker player and maths nerd has constructed a meticulous show of well-turned gagsKen Cheng was known as “the human calculator” at school, and quit university to become a professional poker player. No surpr…
Continue ReadingSpeaking ahead of the stage show Senior Moments, Collings talks about what it was like to be Australia’s TV mumIf you grew up with a TV in Australia, Benita Collings was very likely your on-screen mum.Benita (we were on a first name basis) was my most …
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