A trip to the pantomime is a Christmas tradition but they also lift the January gloom and even run later in the yearThe Christmas decorations have been packed away, kids are back at school and new year resolutions are already forgotten. It’s the middle…
Continue ReadingFrom laying eggs on stage to coaching the Clintons in clowning, the LA performer is full of surprises. She talks about bringing back her rollercoaster solo romcom Weer and the new project that terrifies herShe’s the toast of Off-Broadway now but nothin…
Continue ReadingDaytime gigs where parents can bring their infants without fear of judgment are proving a sellout successWhen Nick Page saw the exhaustion of the new mothers arriving at his comedy gig, he suggested turning the hour-long set into a sleepover. He had be…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe comic targets Christian sexism head-on – while the argument is well worn, Owens’ manic physicality and dark humour keep the show fizzingWho would have thought, in 2026, that comedy would still be called upon to spoof the sexism …
Continue ReadingThe Merseyside comic used her experiences of Oxbridge to create the fringe hit Eat the Rich, but struggled in ways her well-off contemporaries didn’t. Now she’s determined to use success to bring more working-class voices into comedyJade Franks was sc…
Continue ReadingThe Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for ‘controlled chaos’Before her first Edinburgh fringe run last summer, Ayoade Bamgboye put a question t…
Continue ReadingDuke of York’s theatre, LondonSheridan Smith’s disconsolate housewife seeks refuge in a fantasy world, in Alan Ayckbourn’s critique of the emptiness of married lifeSusan is not the first woman battling inner demons in her middle years that Sheridan Smi…
Continue ReadingLesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage Continue reading…
Continue ReadingAs he dons sunglasses to play a tough guy on screen, the actor, AKA Paul Elliott, answers your questions about moustaches, Gogglebox, Bond, Judge Jules, Liam Gallagher and missing his brother, BarryPaul, you must rank as one of the most committed moust…
Continue ReadingThe standup on studying Ancient Greek comedy at university, his worst gig and having the test scores shouted at him during setsHow did you get into comedy?Slightly by accident. I had tried standup in my last year at university, then did three open mic …
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