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Stewart Lee joins Latitude
Adam Buxton will also be recording a live episode of his podcast, with guest Jo Brand.
Chortle, 25th April 2024Joe Pasquale joins cast of Jack And The Beanstalk at New Wimbledon Theatre this Christmas
It has been revealed that comedy legend Joe Pasquale will join the star cast of Jack And The Beanstalk at New Wimbledon Theatre this Christmas.
West End Best Friend, 25th April 2024Daniel Foxx extends Villain Tour
Fresh from a sell-out extended run at the Edinburgh Fringe and selling out his entire tour award-winning gossip and TikTok starlet Daniel Foxx has added more dates for his show Villain.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2024Iain Stirling review
Class, gender and parenthood might be well-worn stand-up tropes, but Iain Stirling straddles it all with charming aplomb. Jay Richardson finds a comic who is as sharp as he is self-aware.
Jay Richardson, The List, 25th April 2024Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review
It's an entertaining piece of theatre that is well performed. But I feel you need prior knowledge of the show to truly enjoy it. This is not one for newbies.
Amarjeet Singh, Fairy Powered Productions, 24th April 2024Urooj Ashfaq: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The standup comedian shares what makes her laugh online, including Gino D'Acampo getting mad, the Lonely Island and a scared man paragliding.
Urooj Ashfaq, The Guardian, 24th April 2024The Co-op Live catastrophe: how the opening of Manchester's "ultimate arena" became a joke
Teething troubles at the state-of-the-art, UAE-backed venue have angered Peter Kay and Rick Astley fans - and sparked a vicious war of words.
James Hall, The Telegraph, 23rd April 2024Simon Munnery review
Brevity is the soul of all wit, as the old adage goes, and this is beautifully demonstrated tonight.
Ben Lowes-Smith, Narc Magazine, 23rd April 2024Adam Kay unleashes at 'disruptive' fan at his Sydney show who kept using their phone
The UK comedian, 43, brought his Sydney show to a grinding halt over a disruptive fan who kept using their phone.
Kinta Walsh-Cotton, Daily Mail, 23rd April 2024The London Palladium pantomime Robin Hood announced
The London Palladium's pantomime has been revealed for this winter. Robin Hood will be the ninth production running in the iconic West End venue, opening in early December.
Set to star will be Jane McDonald as Maid Marion and Palladium panto regular Julian Clary as Robin Hood, while familiar faces returning for the show include Paul Zerdin (Will Scarlet), Nigel Havers (Friar Tuck), Charlie Stemp (Alan-A-Dale) and Rob Madge (The Spirit of Sherwood), all of whom have previously appeared in the West End staple.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 22nd April 2024Jonathan Pie comic: Having a pop at Brexit and Tory voters is 'gross'
Mocking Brexit and Tory voters is "gross", says Jonathan Pie actor Tom Walker - and a whole generation of comedians might soon have to find other things to joke about.
ITV, 22nd April 2024Alasdair Beckett-King review
Alasdair Beckett-King is an amazing chortle-merchant; see this exciting young talent while they are still doing smaller, intimate venues if you can.
Ed Fortune, Starburst Magazine, 22nd April 2024Paul Currie says he's "not allowed" to play Glastonbury after row with audience member over Palestine
Glastonbury organisers have claimed that he was never booked to perform at the 2024 edition in the first place.
Liberty Dunworth, NME, 22nd April 2024Life according to... Christopher Macarthur-Boyd
"I'd rather fail at doing something big than do something wee quite easily."
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 22nd April 2024Jason Byrne review
It's a great, heartfelt performance from Jason Byrne, and it moves at a fair pace.
Zahid Fayyaz, The Play's The Thing UK, 22nd April 2024Ali Panting on revelling in the weirdness of stand-up, props and radio comedy
"Laughing together in a room full of other people at the same stuff feels really nice, doesn't it?"
Blizzard Comedy, 22nd April 2024One Man, Two Guvnors review
This exemplary staging outdoes the original.
Clare Brennan, The Observer, 21st April 2024Peter Serafinowicz on bringing Brian Butterfield to the stage
Peter Serafinowicz has come to a realisation. "Dude... I've been in f*****g everything." He laughs. "I'm not saying this to be boastful, I'm just realising it."
Gabriel McKay, The Herald, 21st April 2024Andrew Doherty review
Andrew Doherty's show is a must-see comedy gem for those who love absurd humour.
Rob Warren, Everything Theatre, 20th April 2024Jonathan Pie review
Tories, royalists and bigots watch out, this one's not for you. Jonathan Pie speaks the words on everyone's minds.
Tara Choudhary, Everything Theatre, 20th April 2024Sarah Keyworth wins Melbourne's top comedy prize
Sarah Keyworth has won the award for the most outstanding show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Chortle, 20th April 2024Tim Harding's comedy diary
With the Fringe somehow only three months away, I'm starting to see a handful of previews with real promise emerge.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 19th April 2024The Oxford Revue: A Room with Revue review
There was a lot of variety present in this showcase, and I appreciated that they didn't solely rely on college events or Oxford-centered scenarios as I have seen in other Oxford comedy shows.
Tallulah Hawley, The Oxford Student, 19th April 2024Liberation Squares review
Three unsuspecting teenagers find themselves under close observation in this satirical swipe at the government's Prevent strategy.
Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 19th April 2024Bobby Davro 'receives standing ovation as he returns to stand-up' for the first time since minor stroke
Bobby Davro has returned to performing stand-up after he collapsed from a minor stroke while on stage in January.
Sean O'Grady, Daily Mail, 19th April 2024Spencer Jones review
I would highly recommend booking a ticket the next time Jones is in a town near you!
Olivia Ruggiero, Theatre Travels, 19th April 2024Jonathan Pie review
Spoof political reporter takes no prisoners.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th April 2024Tommy Tiernan review
Veering from vulgar to dreamlike.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 18th April 2024Julian Clary review
Is his humour evolving? Perhaps not as much as it should; however, I wasn't expecting the show to end with a very post-ironic number with the refrain "It's Not Cool to be a Queer", which even name-checks Brianna Ghey, a song that stuns us into a sad silence that not even the arrival of glitter falling from heaven can quite restore. All in all, it's an unusual evening's entertainment, not without hilarity and skill, but I'm wondering how much longer this much-loved comedian can make this level of content last.
Chris Parkle, The Real Chrisparkle, 18th April 2024Stoke-on-Trent to host its first comedy festival
Stoke-on-Trent is to host its first ever comedy festival this May, the city council has announced.
Richard Price, BBC, 18th April 2024