Soho theatre, LondonThe standup ruthlessly dismantles the machismo around the act of fellatio while telling her own cocksure journey through oral sex‘Do I overreach?”, asks Jacqueline Novak. Well, yes – no show ever overreached more, which is what make…
Continue ReadingFour seasoned standups, all with the comic’s dread of hosting awards shows, on what to do when a gig goes very wrong – and how they might have reactedIt was the slap that was heard around the internet – Will Smith’s outraged stage invasion at the Oscar…
Continue ReadingThe showrunner of Call My Agent! is back with a winning series about France’s young comics and how their onstage routines and real lives intersectIs there a gap in the market for an ensemble TV show about comedians’ lives? At least since Seinfeld, ther…
Continue ReadingThe British musical comedians share what makes them laugh, including a strange number of videos involving tiny hands and Debbie Reynolds pretending to be a footballGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastOh, the internet. S…
Continue ReadingBack by popular demand, Ed MacArthur and Kiell Smith-Bynoe are reworking their anarchic show about the rivalry between a toff and a TikToK rapper on the kids’ party scene This doesn’t usually happen: I’ve turned up to interview two people, and neither …
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe Coming 2 America star’s UK debut is genial and enjoyable – but should probably feel more finessed than it doesTonight, says Jermaine Fowler, “I’m just prepping stuff for my next standup film.” It’s an underwhelming opening from …
Continue ReadingLeicester Square theatre, LondonThe standup rallies from backstage illness to deliver a show about love, fear and roller skating‘I’ve just been sick behind the curtain.” It’s an inauspicious start to a gig. But Lou Sanders is not very well and, being L…
Continue ReadingTate’s sweary grump went from TV to stage show to a misfiring film, proving how tricky it is to keep audiences on a lifelong journey with a comic creation‘Brutally unfunny.” “Lacking in charm and good jokes.” “As interminable as it is revolting.” The r…
Continue ReadingKings Place, LondonThe Stranger Things actor discusses her experiences on male-dominated sets, alongside hosts Susan Wokoma and Deborah Frances-White’s standup comedySince its first episode in 2015, The Guilty Feminist podcast has explored topics such …
Continue ReadingWith rare footage and personal insights, the documentary Oxide Ghosts is a must-see for fans of Chris Morris’s satire, which is 25 years oldIts original broadcast was postponed by a nervous Channel 4, it led to questions in the House of Commons and to …
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