The standup talks about tensions behind the scenes of Blackadder, his Wiggles movie that never happened and his opinions on hecklersOf all the things you’ve written, what gets quoted at you the most?It’d be something from my three series of Blackadder …
Continue ReadingThe comedian and novelist on the stress of sudden success, her disordered relationship with food, and how hobbies have replaced her libidoBorn in Kuala Lumpur in 1960, Jenny Eclair is a comedian, actor and author. The daughter of a major in the British…
Continue ReadingReflecting on the stroke he had in 2023, the standup and actor delivers a mix of religion, repentance, wisecracks and tears in his Netflix specialIt’s quite the document, this new Jamie Foxx special, in which the Oscar- and Grammy-winner opens up about…
Continue ReadingWith A Very Sheeps Christmas, featuring songs such as Hoo Hoo Daddy X, the comic trio and guests including Rose Matafeo pastiche all manner of festive tunesAre any two forms of artistic expression more widely maligned than musical comedy and the Christ…
Continue ReadingYard theatre, London The drag queen’s ho-hum ‘anti-Christmas’ show is delivered with delinquent charm and a lot of third-hand double entendresThe festive season can be isolating – so here comes drag queen Séayoncé with an “anti-Christmas” show designed…
Continue ReadingSeven Dials Playhouse, LondonTom Clarkson and Owen Visser’s anarchic evening has some bright ideas but may be more fun for those taking part than onlookers‘A festive TV show live onstage,” promise multimedia double act Mr Thing, and they’re qualified t…
Continue ReadingHackney Empire, London It won’t win prizes for originality, but the joyful ensemble spirit of Clive Rowe’s show will keep the kids happyOne day, a panto may come along in which the story is given as much (OK, even half as much) attention as the dame’s …
Continue ReadingTwo Edinburgh fringe favourites have teamed up to play mainstream entertainment titans Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in this festive season’s most unlikely stage showAlone, they are acclaimed and award-hogging entertainment colossi. Together, they are the…
Continue ReadingThe Scottish comedian received two Baftas last month, just after the death of her mother. She discusses secrets, sadness, success and how comedy sustains herAshley Storrie is describing her “massively surreal” experience at last month’s Bafta Scotland …
Continue ReadingThe standup on the power of strange shirts, the importance of never Googling yourself and how he came to specialise in one-linersHow did you get into comedy?I tried to be an actor, but nobody else wanted me to be one. Then I tried standup so “theatre p…
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