Provocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night Although generally excluded from lists of BBC Radio 4 shows of historic longevity, a series present…
Continue ReadingProvocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night Although generally excluded from lists of BBC Radio 4 shows of historic longevity, a series present…
Continue ReadingVault festival, LondonIn Best Dad Ever, the ex-poker player and maths nerd has constructed a meticulous show of well-turned gagsKen Cheng was known as “the human calculator” at school, and quit university to become a professional poker player. No surpr…
Continue ReadingThe Other Palace, LondonComedy’s rational surveyor of the political scene fires a centrist shot at easy targets from Boris Johnson to Jeremy CorbynThe left/right divide is no longer a useful guide to interpreting modern Britain, Matt Forde tells us in …
Continue ReadingThe standup and nanny on the things that make her laugh the mostSarah Keyworth and Catherine Bohart: the couple who mine their love-life for laughsSean McLoughlin is hands down the funniest standup I’ve ever seen. He makes me howl. Continue reading…
Continue ReadingVault festival, LondonGlanc’s big-hearted, puppyish persona is hard to resist, especially if you’re in the front row at this lovably silly show ‘I like to rub myself down with a raw fish.” We’re in the far-out realms of – well, let’s call it cod-surrea…
Continue ReadingVault festival, LondonGlanc’s big-hearted, puppyish persona is hard to resist, especially if you’re in the front row at this lovably silly show ‘I like to rub myself down with a raw fish.” We’re in the far-out realms of – well, let’s call it cod-surrea…
Continue ReadingIt started as a challenge from Ken Campbell in a squat but Showstopper! The Improvised Musical grew into a West End sensation. The pair behind it tell allAcross the road from Victoria Station is one of London’s longest-running musicals, Wicked. Walk fu…
Continue ReadingWhen you and your partner are both standups, jokes are a competitive business. But are there any limits? Sarah Keyworth and Catherine Bohart reveal all“When something funny happens to us,” says standup Sarah Keyworth, “it’s almost a race to see who can…
Continue ReadingWhen you and your partner are both standups, jokes are a competitive business. But are there any limits? Sarah Keyworth and Catherine Bohart reveal all“When something funny happens to us,” says standup Sarah Keyworth, “it’s almost a race to see who can…
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