They turned the news into a Funny or Die video. They cooked up a romcom between PM Modi and Giorgia Meloni. And they fought the police with Lana del Rey memes. Our writer observes the Cockroach party’s bold new strategyI’ve spent 16 years doing standup…
Continue ReadingAs she brings her memoir to the Edinburgh festival, Keeley Hazell talks about trauma, exploitation, the hollowness of the high life – and her new career as a writer on Ted LassoThere was a time in the mid-2000s when it felt as though “everyone” had see…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and actor’s new Netflix special is a gleefully absurd take on politics and potty-mouthed humorMary Beth Barone knows exactly who will be offended by her new Netflix special. “JK Rowling, Republicans, establishment Democrats, the British, t…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, London She has penned jokes for Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien and the Academy. Now she’s seizing the limelight with scattergun routines about everything from penises to free-bleedingLaurie Kilmartin is not afraid of vulgarity. The Peabody a…
Continue ReadingUnderbelly Boulevard Soho, LondonA grab-bag of awkward ‘lessons learned’ by a middle-aged entertainer reflecting on her journey, the US comic’s song-filled show has savour and schmaltzAmong Americans, Tony award-winner (“and four-time Tony award loser,…
Continue ReadingUnderbelly Boulevard Soho, LondonA grab-bag of awkward ‘lessons learned’ by a middle-aged entertainer reflecting on her journey, the US comic’s song-filled show has savour and schmaltzAmong Americans, Tony award-winner (“and four-time Tony award loser,…
Continue ReadingSouthwark Playhouse Borough, LondonA lesser-known selection from the composer and lyricist’s archive is full of heart and humour, swinging between cabaret blues and pop bangersHow do you measure a year? Love is one answer, according to Jonathan Larson’…
Continue ReadingSouthwark Playhouse Borough, LondonA lesser-known selection from the composer and lyricist’s archive is full of heart and humour, swinging between cabaret blues and pop bangersHow do you measure a year? Love is one answer, according to Jonathan Larson’…
Continue ReadingLove’s Labour’s Lost offers a heady mix of passion and death – which makes the Spanish art form a perfect match, says director Indiana Lown-Collins. Our writer joins the theatre’s flamenco bootcampOn a heatwave day in London, Shakespeare’s Globe has tu…
Continue ReadingRoyal Albert Hall, LondonShiny-suited and slick, the US standup fired off peppy and sometimes taboo-teasing gags about his cultural identity, married life and visits to a fertility clinicYou can’t say Aziz Ansari doesn’t know his audience. He begins Sa…
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