Amazon PrimeWith this adroit and thoughtful show about death and sadness, the Australian standup has her audience in tears • Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online• The best arts and entertainment during self-isolationI fi…
Continue ReadingWith comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre during the Before Times, the weekly series features names such as Zoë Coombs M…
Continue ReadingThe Mash Report has always turned tough topics into comedy. As it returns in lockdown, host Nish Kumar and standups Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Tom Mayhew talk about satire’s role in a crisisWhen Nish Kumar’s political comedy show The Mash Report returne…
Continue ReadingThis streaming event hosted by Anna Mann (AKA Colin Hoult) on NextUp was a valiant experiment in performing live comedy without an audience“There is no eerier sight,” my fellow comedy critic Bruce Dessau wrote this week, “than a comedian performing to …
Continue ReadingHow does half of stoner duo Cheech and Chong cope with coronavirus lockdown? Fine – thanks to drugs, his wife and the experience of nine months in prison for selling bong pipesTommy Chong has got the munchies. It’s early afternoon in locked-down LA, an…
Continue ReadingWith comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne’s Malthouse theatre during the Before Times, the weekly series will feature names such as Celia Pa…
Continue ReadingFrom Iain Stirling’s Fifa banter to Jayde Adams live from her lounge, comedians isolated by the lockdown are reaching audiences onlineHottest front-room seats: theatre and dance to watchThe best arts and entertainment during isolationFor Scottish comed…
Continue ReadingWe asked you to share your thoughts and experiences about this summer’s festival being cancelled because of the coronavirus. Here’s what some of you saidCoronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellationsThe best theatre and dance to watch onlineWe…
Continue ReadingThe standup’s Saturday gigs have quickly become a fixture on the online circuit – and raised £20,000 for the Trussell TrustThe next time standup Kiri Pritchard-McLean goes on tour, she may well include a virtual gig among her UK dates. That’s a sign of…
Continue ReadingAvailable onlineThe comedian’s first standup special since he was disgraced in 2017 is heavy on self-pity and won’t appease those outraged by his behaviourHottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online‘How was your last couple of …
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