Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson review – feverishly funny sendup

Assembly George Square, EdinburghGrace stars as the Black Widow actor to poke fun at cross-racial casting, in an intricate takedown of fixed identity that will leave your mind buzzing‘An actor can do anything they want – as long as they mean well when …

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Kevin Hart returns to UK to amplify the outrageous in Reality Check tour

The controversial standup brings big cartoonish energy to his first tour since 2018, delivering a set of self-mockery and dismay at bizarre behaviourKevin Hart is back in the UK on his first tour since Irresponsible (2018) which, with zillions of ticke…

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Barry Humphries – a life in pictures

The Australian actor and comedian has died aged 89. Here are some of the best pictures from his long careerBarry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89Tributes pour in for ‘one of a kind’ star – latest updatesBarr…

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Josie Lawrence: ‘As soon as I could speak, I was putting on shows’

The actor looks back over a four-decade career balancing ‘serious’ drama and improv comedy, describes the making of her wholly improvised new film, and explains why we don’t see her on TV so much any more“I hope they don’t want me to look wacky,” frets…

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Josie Lawrence: ‘As soon as I could speak, I was putting on shows’

The actor looks back over a four-decade career balancing ‘serious’ drama and improv comedy, describes the making of her wholly improvised new film, and explains why we don’t see her on TV so much any more“I hope they don’t want me to look wacky,” frets…

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Julia Scotti: Funny That Way review – transgender comedian is cracking company

Uplifting documentary allows its funny, flawed and likable subject to tell the poignant story of how she came to realise who she wasIn 2016, the comedian Julia Scotti auditioned for America’s Got Talent and brought the house down. Once the applause had…

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‘It still hurts’: Chris Rock speaks about Will Smith slap for first time

Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying ‘she hurt him way more than he hurt me’Chris Rock has spoken at length for the first time about being slapped by Will Smith during the Oscars, almost …

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“Girls Trip 2” is officially happening, taking place in Ghana

After being a hit with both audiences and critics back in 2017 – which helped turn Tiffany Haddish into a… MORE
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Tim Minchin on “Matilda,” “Revolting Children” on TikTok, and the story behind his song “Thank You God”

In 2010, a limited engagement of a musical version of Ronald Dahl’s Matilda opened at the Royal Shakespeare Company in… MORE
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