Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targetsOn one day in 2021 two major life events – one terrible, one wonderful – coincided for “TV’s Angela Barnes” – so i…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targetsOn one day in 2021 two major life events – one terrible, one wonderful – coincided for “TV’s Angela Barnes” – so i…
Continue ReadingThe man in the trilby and bomber jacket – a dead ringer for comic Simon Day – was an eco-warrior before it was fashionable. Now he’s back, with big muesli plans and some thoughts on Greta ThunbergYou will remember Dave Angel: Eco Warrior as the Essex-b…
Continue ReadingThe beloved sitcom’s scene-stealer may now be hot Hollywood property, starring alongside Jim Carrey and Nicolas Cage, but he refuses to move on from his first love. As he scores a Netflix special and heads for the UK, he explains its allurePlenty of Ho…
Continue ReadingThe beloved sitcom’s scene-stealer may now be hot Hollywood property, starring alongside Jim Carrey and Nicolas Cage, but he refuses to move on from his first love. As he scores a Netflix special and heads for the UK, he explains its allurePlenty of Ho…
Continue ReadingMeet the Richardsons sees the married standups play fictional versions of themselves – but that doesn’t mean reality doesn’t creep in from time to time“We don’t stay in posh hotels in London,” says Jon Richardson. In a posh hotel in London. “We’re not …
Continue ReadingCambridge JunctionThe Londoner is argumentative, entertaining and full of bracing good sense as he catalogues his personal experiences of racism“What’s your favourite racism?” With this question, Eshaan Akbar opens his debut touring show. The Londoner’…
Continue ReadingPleasance theatre, LondonA doctor himself, the standup delivers breezy tales along with on-the-nose points on how black medics are viewedAll standups operating in the space between medicine and comedy now do so in the shadow of Adam Kay’s all-conquerin…
Continue ReadingUplifting 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…
Continue ReadingA boundary-busting standup, a radio sensation, a knockout on TV, a champion for LGBTQ rights, and a pet-lover extraordinaire … stars and writers pay tribute to the many lives of Paul O’GradyA life in picturesAn icon: tributes to Paul O’GradyNews: TV pr…
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