Iskander, a theatre-maker and former NHS executive, succeeds David Jubb, who called it a ‘fantastic appointment’Battersea Arts Centre in south London has appointed Tarek Iskander as its new artistic director and chief executive. Iskander plans to “rein…
Continue ReadingAward-winning comic Louise Reay faced lawsuit for using personal material in her showThe estranged husband of an award-winning comedian who was suing her for defamation over material in her standup show has dropped the case.Thomas Reay was also suing L…
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 ReadingAfter 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…
Continue ReadingAfter 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…
Continue ReadingAfter 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…
Continue ReadingHard Brexit innuendos, frolics in fields of wheat, that strong and stable obsession … four drag queens reveal why the prime minister is camp gold
Continue ReadingTwitter abuse proves rich source of material for new standup show
If there’s one thing even the most stupid and bigoted of internet trolls may soon learn, it’s to be wary of getting into an argument with a funny Jewish guy on Twitter – particularly if that guy happens to be David Baddiel.
The multi-talented comedian and children’s novelist finds his constant battles with internet trolls on social media so amusing and illuminating that he is creating a new standup show to explore what provocative online conversations reveal about modern discourse.
I’ve got into online debates where people are being racist about Jews but don’t even understand they’re being racist
Continue ReadingNew Zealander’s show about sex and modern social mores scoops top comedy gong
New Zealander Rose Matafeo has won the coveted best comedy show award at the Edinburgh fringe festival.
Steve Coogan, one of Matafeo’s comic heroes, presented her with the £10,000 prize at a ceremony in Edinburgh on Saturday.
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Continue ReadingNew Zealander’s show about sex and modern social mores scoops top comedy gong
New Zealander Rose Matafeo has won the coveted best comedy show award at the Edinburgh fringe festival.
Steve Coogan, one of Matafeo’s comic heroes, presented her with the £10,000 prize at a ceremony in Edinburgh on Saturday.
Related: Young women are smashing it at Edinburgh as the #MeToo legacy kicks in | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Related: Edinburgh award champ Rose Matafeo’s Horndog is a comedy smash
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