He’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 ReadingLondon PalladiumThis chatshow canter through the career and comedy loves of Humphries proved he is an unrepentant controversialistThe television chatshow spread to theatre as a way of getting stars on stage without the burden of rehearsal or line-learn…
Continue ReadingG-Live, GuildfordAssisted by his life-saving chauffeur, Gilbert propels his high-octane humour with the pain of traumaWhen you make your name getting overheated at trivial things, what’s left when life issues deadly serious challenges? Rhod Gilbert was…
Continue ReadingThe comedy writer and performer on the things that make him laugh the mostFrench and Saunders’s Baywatch sketch is my favourite. It was the first VHS tape that I wrote “Do not tape over” on. Continue reading…
Continue ReadingRob Carter’s delusional novelist is a lovable throwback to the comics of 20 years ago. The alter ego could be on the cusp of a comebackFashions in comedy ebb and flow. Standup is hip now but it wasn’t always. Character acts were all the rage at the tur…
Continue ReadingDoctors made me feel silly and men offered to fix my vaginal woe. But speaking up about sexual dysfunction has given me back the voice I had lost in bedIt’s time for me to stop lying about sex. To my ex-partners, I’m sorry I wasn’t as honest with you a…
Continue ReadingDoctors made me feel silly and men offered to fix my vaginal woe. But speaking up about sexual dysfunction has given me back the voice I had lost in bedIt’s time for me to stop lying about sex. To my ex-partners, I’m sorry I wasn’t as honest with you a…
Continue ReadingThe writer, standup and ‘the best comedian you haven’t heard of yet’ on the things that make him laugh the mostBrian Gittins. Gruff, absurd and sublime. I have seen him countless times and I’m always disappointed when he leaves the stage. Continue read…
Continue ReadingThe BBC comedy chief says social media is stopping comedy from testing boundaries. Has he seen Fleabag and Derry Girls?Great leaps forward in comedy happen by asking the big questions. What if you created a show that unapologetically showed the horror …
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