Lauren Pattison review – geordie comic’s peppy tales of triumph

Soho theatre, LondonIn her new show, Peachy, Pattison perkily traces her efforts to be young, free and single while coping with mental fragilityLauren Pattison’s first show was about a breakup. Her second – she tells us – celebrates the happiness she’s…

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Lauren Pattison review – geordie comic’s peppy tales of triumph

Soho theatre, LondonIn her new show, Peachy, Pattison perkily traces her efforts to be young, free and single while coping with mental fragilityLauren Pattison’s first show was about a breakup. Her second – she tells us – celebrates the happiness she’s…

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Mark Gatiss: ‘The League of Gentlemen was a premonition of Brexit’

After a turn on stage as George III, the co-founder of the League is returning to horror to recreate Dracula for TV. What he finds ‘frightening and debilitating’ now, though, is leaving the EUMark Gatiss is recalling an early memory, rocking back and f…

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Mark Gatiss: ‘The League of Gentlemen was a premonition of Brexit’

After a turn on stage as George III, the co-founder of the League is returning to horror to recreate Dracula for TV. What he finds ‘frightening and debilitating’ now, though, is leaving the EUMark Gatiss is recalling an early memory, rocking back and f…

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Mark Gatiss: ‘The League of Gentlemen was a premonition of Brexit’

After a turn on stage as George III, the co-founder of the League is returning to horror to recreate Dracula for TV. What he finds ‘frightening and debilitating’ now, though, is leaving the EUMark Gatiss is recalling an early memory, rocking back and f…

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Felicity Ward: ‘When I was nine I was certain an undercut would change my social standing’

The Australian standup and Radio 4 regular on the things that make her laugh the mostEddie Pepitone had this routine about auditioning for a laundry commercial where the casting agent said he should improvise. And the horror of the dark things he impro…

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Dave Gorman review – nitpicking fury of a PowerPoint maestro

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe comic is on solid form as he deploys graphs, data and ruthless over-thinking to rage against life’s tiny detailsChurnalism, fraudulent daytime TV, the idiocies of social media – these are the targets of Dave Gorman’s peev…

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Dave Gorman review – nitpicking fury of a PowerPoint maestro

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe comic is on solid form as he deploys graphs, data and ruthless over-thinking to rage against life’s tiny detailsChurnalism, fraudulent daytime TV, the idiocies of social media – these are the targets of Dave Gorman’s peev…

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Dave Gorman review – nitpicking fury of a PowerPoint maestro

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe comic is on solid form as he deploys graphs, data and ruthless over-thinking to rage against life’s tiny detailsChurnalism, fraudulent daytime TV, the idiocies of social media – these are the targets of Dave Gorman’s peev…

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James Acaster review – a comedy genius at the peak of his powers

Vaudeville theatre, LondonThe standup refines his intricate tales with a note of personal poignancy for a set that will leave you drunk on its brillianceWe had no right to ask more of James Acaster – already a five-times Edinburgh Comedy award nominee …

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