Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian’s troubled relationship with his ‘alpha dad’ is under scrutiny in this enjoyable show of (mostly) new material There’s a choice joke, midway through Travis Jay’s show, about therapists – whom Jay approaches, he tells us…
Continue ReadingThe standup on the upsides of touring, her worst gig and finding reasons to be optimisticWhat’s an important lesson you’ve learned from being a standup?Don’t worry about what anyone else is doing. Put your head down and focus on being the best comedian…
Continue ReadingComedian says he was asked to explain context of gag to investigating officers, and will keep it in his showThe comedian Joe Lycett has said he was investigated by the police after an audience member made a complaint about a joke in one of his shows.In…
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonEngaging, blokey, old-school standup about domesticity, parenthood and the frustrations of modern life is mixed with material specific to the scouse joker’s life as a blind manChris McCausland riffs at the start of Speak…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonMalign males on the dating scene are the focus of this heartfelt set, with keep-fit fans, activists and men who claim to be feminists also under the microscopeHot on the heels of another show about “fuckboys” in the same theatre, Au…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonA delightfully silly but sneakily serious take on hook-up culture and its collateral damage, with bonus standup setsComedy show or treatment programme? Mary Beth Barone’s Drag His Ass is a bit of both. The problem it’s treating is “…
Continue ReadingThe comedian shares his favourite online laughs, including an Instagram account dedicated to terrible real estate agents and a rooster attacking a weathermanRead more funniest internet things hereGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen t…
Continue ReadingHow do you translate a pun into an entirely different language on the fly? What do you do when there is simply no sign for a joke?Many of us have come to associate sign language with serious moments, from emergency announcements to natural disaster upd…
Continue ReadingBarbican, LondonThe veteran film-maker is on fine form in this motor-mouthed show, which mixes slick anecdotes with gleeful transgressionCommon as it now is for well-loved figures to bring their life stories, gossip and opinions to the touring stage, o…
Continue ReadingAdam Meggido’s comedy considers the PM’s blustering school performance as Richard III, drawing potent parallels to his current political positionIt is the tale of a leader’s ruthless ambition, cynical skullduggery and brash mendacity as his country is …
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