Blackheath Halls, LondonThe comedian performs in the guise of Lucifer on his latest tour, but the material is standard snarkScarlet of skin and horny of head, Marcus Brigstocke plays Lucifer in his new show Devil May Care, delivering dispatches from he…
Continue ReadingBlackheath Halls, LondonThe comedian performs in the guise of Lucifer on his latest tour, but the material is standard snarkScarlet of skin and horny of head, Marcus Brigstocke plays Lucifer in his new show Devil May Care, delivering dispatches from he…
Continue ReadingTrailblazing comic, Oscar-nominated writer and acting sensation Elaine May is back on Broadway. Nathan Lane, Cybill Shepherd and others reveal what makes her tickThe very idea ought to be mind-boggling. Elaine May, now 86, is currently starring as a wo…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on his controversial documentary, giving white people the shivers on race, and why he’s bringing American-style standup to the UKComedian Hari Kondabolu, 36, was born in New York to Indian immigrant parents. He graduated in comparative pol…
Continue ReadingThe standup, actor and cartoonist on the things that make her laugh the mostAlfie Brown in his show Scissor. He has a bit about falling in love that is very, very funny. Continue reading…
Continue ReadingThe big-collared clown’s new touring show is a galloping riot of idiocy aimed at children – and they love it. Whether they learn anything is another matterComedy for kids is on the rise. Phil Ellis’s knockabout Funz and Gamez won an Edinburgh Comedy aw…
Continue ReadingThe American standup, writer and 2017 Edinburgh best newcomer winner on the things that make her laugh the mostBrent Weinbach. I saw him in Los Angeles at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2010 when I was doing a summer internship. He’s so absurd and fea…
Continue ReadingThe American standup, writer and 2017 Edinburgh best newcomer winner on the things that make her laugh the mostBrent Weinbach. I saw him in Los Angeles at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2010 when I was doing a summer internship. He’s so absurd and fea…
Continue ReadingSuperstar comic will give first UK performances in seven years at the Hammersmith ApolloJerry Seinfeld is to give four rare performances in London when he brings his standup show to the Hammersmith Apollo in summer 2019.Seinfeld will perform two shows …
Continue ReadingThe standup continued his contentious comeback in Paris – presenting a dilemma for the woman asked to gig with himBeing asked to open for a famous comic is every struggling standup comedian’s dream. A chance to be seen, to get a foot in the door. But w…
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