De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea The twisty little lexical tricks just keep coming as Hawaiian-shirted Jones explores the infinite flexibilities of the English languageYou thought of him as a big-haired, Hawaiian-shirted master of one-liners. But it…
Continue ReadingThe Irish standup faced the Covid situation newly single, dealing with OCD and with her livelihood in tatters. Now she’s back on tour, making comedy from mental health and heartbreakYou thought you had a challenging lockdown? Imagine this scenario. The…
Continue ReadingBlackheath Halls, LondonThe After Life star invites us to join her as the butt of the joke in her clever, gag-filled observations on life in the internet ageKerry Godliman’s show title, Bosh, is taken from a Greg Davies phrase on Channel 4’s Taskmaster…
Continue ReadingA generous-hearted jokesmith, Cryer created laughs for generations of comics, was a consummate performer and had a lifelong commitment to wit‘An honorary uncle to countless comics’: Jack Dee on CryerThe best work of Barry Cryer, who has died aged 86, w…
Continue ReadingWill it be Miss Scarlett with the lead pipe? Or that horrid Colonel Mustard? Mark Bell explains why the board game’s enduring appeal makes it ideal for the stage”There are always moments in a comedy which you’re convinced are going to bring the house d…
Continue ReadingThe comedian pays tribute to his sometime co-conspirator on BBC Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a ClueBarry Cryer dies aged 86There cannot have been anyone from the world of British comedy in the last 60 years that Barry Cryer didn’t know, work with or h…
Continue ReadingAfter a career spanning six decades, the veteran comedy writer and performer has died, aged 86. We highlight his finest hours, from The Frost Report to I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue Continue reading…
Continue ReadingHe was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they’ve written a play about Spike Milligan – while comedians remember a legendThe tortured lives of comedians form a biogr…
Continue ReadingNetflixIntercut with footage from 20 years ago, the US comic’s new show considers the pandemic, politics and allegations made against himAziz Ansari’s career has been dramatically carved in two since the sexual misconduct allegations made against him f…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonAn account of a terrible gig opens ‘a silly window’ on the Mash Report comic’s mental health and the rise of nativismWhy is Nish Kumar such a bete noir for angry rightwingers everywhere? Everybody hates him, he cries from the stage …
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