Mhairi Black: Politics Isn’t For Me review – ex-youngest MP trades Commons for comedy therapy

Gilded Balloon at the Museum, EdinburghThe former SNP wunderkind brings her popular touch to the standup stage, pairing irreverent personal stories with a gasp-inducing exposé of Westminster flummeryYou can see why, having quit as an SNP MP after nine …

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Rachel Parris: Poise review – satirical songs elevate standup’s acerbic wit

Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe Mash Report comedian’s material on middle age is sharp but it’s her political musical numbers that really hit homeIf life begins at 40, where does that leave the decades already under your belt? Rachel Parris fashion…

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Rosie Holt: That’s Politainment review – Tory targets are a safe seat

Colchester Arts CentreThe comedian’s rightwing alter egos have not yet evolved beyond the two-dimensional in this droll but conventional setIt’s lovely to be here in Colchester, says Rosie Holt, “where people still voted Tory on Thursday”. For most com…

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‘People think I’m a real MP’: satirist Rosie Holt on life as a fake viral politician

Her Tory parody videos shot her to fame online in 2020. As her skits go on stage, she talks about her path into comedy and what a Labour win would mean for her actThese days, Rosie Holt finds it hard to travel light. She’s only popping to Liverpool for…

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Pandemonium review – Armando Iannucci’s furiously funny takedown of No 10

Soho theatre, LondonBoris Johnson and his successors Less Trust and Riches Sooner are satirised in a superb political pantomime directed by Patrick MarberKeenly anticipated since its summer announcement, Pandemonium finds the last seven years of Britis…

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Pandemonium review – Armando Iannucci’s furiously funny takedown of No 10

Soho theatre, LondonBoris Johnson and his successors Less Trust and Riches Sooner are satirised in a superb political pantomime directed by Patrick MarberKeenly anticipated since its summer announcement, Pandemonium finds the last seven years of Britis…

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Watch Roy Wood Jr.’s White House Correspondent Dinner speech

From The Daily Show correspondent to the White House Correspondent Dinner. Saturday night, Roy Wood Jr. hosted the annual event.… MORE
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Jordan Klepper hits up the Donald Trump arraignment protests for “The Daily Show”

If there’s something happening in politics, rest assured that Jordan Klepper will be there on behalf of The Daily Show.… MORE
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Jon Stewart joins Roy Wood Jr. on “The Daily Show” to be his Obi-Wan Kenobi

This week, Roy Wood Jr. is guest hosting The Daily Show, kicking off a period of having the correspondents fill… MORE
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Political satirist Mark Russell dead at 90

Comedian/political satirist Mark Russell passed away today at the age of 90. Russell’s cause of death was said to be… MORE
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