The comedian’s life was upended in 2016 when his wife died. He discusses her role in the Golden State Killer case, the ‘shadow slog’ of grief – and the reaction to his remarriageThe sad clown. The chronic depressive comedian. It is one of the greatest …
Continue ReadingBournemouth International CentreCasting himself as a taboo breaker for his Netflix show Supernature, the cacklesome comic delivers a squarely liberal-baiting set‘That’s not going in … That won’t make it in … ” Ricky Gervais’s new standup set Supernat…
Continue ReadingThe Grand, Clapham, London The Inbetweeners’ actor gears up for her 30s with a look back at her regrets and a plea for us all to be nicer to one anotherEmily Atack isn’t your regular standup. Despite selling out a cross-country tour, this is the first …
Continue ReadingThe performer – who died this week – found fame as a musician and an impressionist, but could never escape a notorious Sun front pageThe career of the comedian and singer Freddie Starr, who has died aged 76, was defined less by any particular performan…
Continue ReadingThe death of the SNL star 30 years ago robbed the industry of one its finest voices – but not before she had blazed a trail for women such as Tina Fey to followThere is no shortage of excellent critical writing about the US comedy scene in the 80s, and…
Continue ReadingThe actor-writer will perform her comic monologue, on which the hit TV show was based, for 30 performances this summer It is the filthy, fiercely funny monologue that received mixed reviews when it was staged in a tiny venue at the Edinburgh festival i…
Continue ReadingHe’ll be quick-witted and funny – but how can Volodymyr Zelenskiy possibly lead a country? A comedian gives his verdict on the new president and other gag-cracking politicians‘Ukraine have elected a comedian as president,” the text message began and, a…
Continue ReadingHe’ll be quick-witted and funny – but how can Volodymyr Zelenskiy possibly lead a country? A comedian gives his verdict on the new president and other gag-cracking politicians‘Ukraine have elected a comedian as president,” the text message began and, a…
Continue ReadingThe Man Like Mobeen star on his political aspirations, infiltrating Hollywood and reacting to ChristchurchFormer teacher Guz Khan is recalling the time he legged it out of an A-level class. He had organised an interview about his fictional character Mo…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on America, wanting to be invisible and working as a lift engineerBorn in London, Yashere, 44, worked as a lift engineer before becoming a standup in the mid-90s. She appeared on The Lenny Henry Show and Mock The Week, and went on to win b…
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