In Pushers, the comedian and actor plays a disabled woman from Yorkshire who turns to crime after her benefits are cut. She talks about beating trolls, ‘inhumane’ Labour – and her love of gravy‘No,” says Rosie Jones with a laugh. “I have never done any…
Continue ReadingRichmond theatre, London Ted Lasso star’s return as his camp and bumptious northern know-it-all alter ego also makes room for more of the real MohammedThe last time I saw Nick Mohammed live, I witnessed one of the all-time theatri…
Continue ReadingDropping the droll, self-obsessed character from his early standup shows, the comic and TV star is swapping millennial irony for the sincerity of songThere was a time when comedians weren’t just about the jokes, they were about the crooning, too. I saw…
Continue ReadingThe British comedian shares what makes her laugh, including Eddie Izzard, a spectacular burp and some small children saying the darndest thingsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYou know when you’re at a party and there is someone who you’re re…
Continue ReadingThe British comedian on his most controversial opinion, explaining Priti Patel overseas and what it is like being ‘the least Zen person alive’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYou’re bringing your standup show to Australia. Are you looking for…
Continue ReadingThe internet has permanently altered this comedian’s brain and fuelled his love for Nathan Fielder’s pet funeral, Onion articles and a Rachel Bloom song about the HolocaustSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips f…
Continue ReadingAn emergency at Butlin’s gave the children’s TV presenter an early break. He recalls his shaky start as a standup and what he learned from Bob Monkhouse and Les DawsonAfter spending the summer as a Redcoat, I arrived at Butlin’s Metropole hotel in Blac…
Continue ReadingThis gen Z comedian is perfectly placed to pick the internet’s funniest titbits, including Natalie Portman rapping, Hot Department and crying over LMFAOThe first time I remember using a computer was my grandad’s chunky desktop. I remember playing a Fin…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and host of Taskmaster Australia on athletics, germs and the skit that was ‘too sexual’ to airRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhat’s been your most cringeworthy run-in with a celebrity?I was maybe 2…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonUK-specific jokes land well as Sloan shapes the energy in a packed room with a slightly incoherent show held together by her charisma Dulcé Sloan, a seven-year veteran of The Daily Show, feared that that pedigree would leave her wit…
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