Live theatre version of 1980s TV satire features Tom Cruise and other showbiz stars trying to save ‘broken Britain’Writing a political satire for the stage in today’s tumultuous times is no easy task, as the writers of the new Spitting Image Live were …
Continue ReadingLive theatre version of 1980s TV satire features Tom Cruise and other showbiz stars trying to save ‘broken Britain’Writing a political satire for the stage in today’s tumultuous times is no easy task, as the writers of the new Spitting Image Live were …
Continue ReadingHammersmith Apollo, LondonThe standup comedian may have lost some of the gloss on his reputation after nearly destroying himself with drugs, but his good cheer remains in place‘If you’ve seen me do standup before, I have a kind of different vibe now.” …
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe Irish-Italian comic, nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh fringe, delivers his show with a light touch and ample self-ironyIt is exciting to encounter a young standup using Brian Friel’s play Translations, of all things,…
Continue ReadingThe award-winning comedian is here to deliver only the internet’s finest, including Bo Burnham, a Seinfeld 9/11 script and two appearances from Paul RuddGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailLook at us both, here on the internet. What a ghastly pl…
Continue ReadingThe comedian on doing standup in prison, his first open mic with Paul Merton and taking I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue on tourHow did you get into standup?I went to the Comedy Store in Leicester Square one night in 1986 as a punter and felt immediately tha…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe sketch trio throw a lot into their screwball adventure, from pagan festivals to alien apocalypse, but every gag pays offWith the Delightful Sausage’s recent show, plus Crizards in the building next week and this irresistible ho…
Continue ReadingThe comedian and Australia’s Got Talent star shares her choice cuts from the web, including Stephen Colbert, ‘Hong Kong’s Monty Python’ and a controlling pandaGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMy name is He Huang. I was born and raised in Chin…
Continue ReadingThe disabled Mexican-American scooped best newcomer at Edinburgh with her scathing send-up of identity politics. But can she really wring some laughs out of the end of the world?Given the times, it would be no surprise if disabled comedian of colour La…
Continue ReadingHe’s the wild frat boy turned middle-aged dad who loves guns, is friends with Joe Rogan and once helped rob a Russian train. Is Britain ready for the man who was America’s official No 1 hellraiser?We are half an hour into the interview when the US comi…
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