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Casting announced for world premiere stage adaptation of Withnail & I
The BAFTA and IFTA nominated Irish actor Robert Sheehan will star as Withnail in Birmingham Rep's brand new adaptation of Bruce Robinson's 1987 British tragi-comedy film, Withnail and I, alongside Adonis Siddique as Marwood with Malcolm Sinclair as Uncle Monty.
West End Best Friend, 18th March 2024Susie McCabe review
It's no exaggeration that Glaswegian stand-up Susie McCabe is on somewhat of a roll.
SCD, The Recs, 18th March 2024My perfect podcast: Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Kiri Pritchard-McLean looks at her favourite podcasts.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, The List, 18th March 2024Glasgow Comedy Festival review: Susie McCabe
The Merchant Of Menace is Susie McCabe's most nakedly personal show to date, writes Jay Richardson, and her best by some distance.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 18th March 2024Sam Campbell extends tour due to demand
Following huge demand and sell-out shows across the UK and Ireland, Sam Campbell is adding extra dates to his Wobservations tour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th March 2024Bill Bailey to headline Scarborough Open Air Theatre's first ever big name comedy show
Bill Bailey is heading to the Yorkshire coast this summer for a massive outdoor show.
Louise French, The Yorkshire Post, 18th March 2024John Bishop adds new tour dates
John Bishop is adding extra dates to his Back At It UK and Ireland stand-up tour following phenomenal demand for tickets.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th March 2024Lorna Rose Treen: "Someone shouted along to one of my jokes, like I was a band"
The character comic on gigging with chickens, harnessing the power of embarrassment and her spoof Radio 4 current affairs show.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 18th March 2024Stand-up Marc Jennings on how hit Scottish comedy podcast took off
At the beginning of each episode of one of Scotland's top comedy podcasts, listeners are promised that it'll be Some Laugh.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 17th March 2024Glasgow Comedy Festival: 10 things that changed my life with Alasdair Beckett-King
The Sunday National spoke with comedian Alasdair Beckett-King about the 10 things that changed his life ahead of his appearance at the Glasgow.
Adam Robertson, The National (Scotland), 17th March 2024Daniel Sloss: "It's tougher to be an Indian comic than a Western comic"
Currently on his lengthiest India tour so far, the Scottish comedian shares his observations on the Indian stand-up comic scene and the time his joke became helpful relationship advice.
Aaryaman Trivedi, Rolling Stone, 17th March 2024Ross Noble review
Whimsy and uncertainty in a show that hints at Noble's dark side.
Stephen Armstrong, The Telegraph, 16th March 2024Sam Campbell review
Hilarious, perplexing and on another level.
Isobel Lewis, i Newspaper, 16th March 2024Pete Firman review
Book for a Pete Firman show and you know you're bound to have an evening of both laughter and total perplexity.
Chris Parkle, The Real Chrisparkle, 16th March 2024Police Cops: The Musical - Southwark Playhouse review
Self-aware in its silliness, Police Cops: The Musical is an essential watch for anyone seeking a belly laugh this Spring. Absurd, excellent, and hugely entertaining.
Dulcie Godfrey, The Reviews Hub, 16th March 2024Gary Meikle embarks on 'dream' US tour after securing visa
Gary Meikle, who first blew up on social media after rant about his daughter Ainsley's eyebrows went viral, says getting the visa is his "biggest achievement in life so far."
Nicole Mitchell, Glasgow Evening Times, 15th March 2024The stand-ups turning their autism into a comedy superpower
From Fern Brady to Hannah Gadsby, a host of comedians have discovered that they have autism. What is it about stand-up that lends itself so well to neurodivergent people?
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 15th March 2024Chris McCausland: Yonks! review
McCausland is a skilled storyteller, and the occasional callbacks provide some linking elements to the set but generally the show simply reinforces our appreciation of the persona we have enjoyed on TV and makes for an amusing entertaining night out in a venue that needs these full houses to survive.
Nick Wayne, West End Best Friend, 15th March 2024Anu Vaidyanathan on triathlons, clown school and Glasgow comedy show
An Indian comic who who arrived on stage via engineering, Ironman races and clown school is bringing her new show to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Gabriel McKay, The Herald, 15th March 2024Police Cops: The Musical - review
It's great to see how this company has grown and thrived, and have created this polished and dynamic production.
The Spy In The Stalls, 15th March 2024Ross Noble review
No one does off-the-wall noodling better.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 15th March 2024Police Cops: The Musical review
It may just be the new Operation Mincemeat.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 15th March 2024Raymond Mearns says stroke gave him sense of gratitude
Last summer Raymond Mearns, one of Scotland's most popular stand-up comics, had a mini-stroke. On the first day of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe he was forced to cancel all his shows. It meant his career came to a sudden stop. But for the past five months, Mearns has been recovering and is back for a brand new show for the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Morven Mckinnon, BBC, 14th March 2024'President of Africa' cleared by Reuters of US invasion threat to support Trump
Last week, I blogged here about the fact that the Reuters news agency was investigating - for a second time - whether 'President Obonjo' (aka comedian Benjamin Bello) really is the president of an African country. In fact, this time, the worrying suspicion was that he is actually the President of the whole of Africa and that he had threatened to invade the US in support of Donald Trump. Reuters have today - presumably after a week of detailed research and fact-checking - come up with their conclusion...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th March 2024Fascinating Aïda review
Cabaret stalwarts Fascinating Aïda play Glasgow's Comedy Festival to herald 40 years of musical mayhem.
JM, The Recs, 14th March 2024Glasgow Comedy Festival review: Joe Wells: King Of The Autistics
For this year's Glasgow Comedy Festival, Joe Wells presents a mischievous, intelligent show about identity and representation.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 14th March 2024The Skinny on... Liam Withnail
Ahead of taking his acclaimed Fringe show Chronic Boom on tour across the UK, Liam Withnail takes on our Q&A. We discover his favourite pizza joint in Edinburgh, his Letterboxd top four, and his admiration for Hayao Miyazaki.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 14th March 2024John Kearns review
Don't be fooled by the wig and teeth - Kearns has to be one of the best story-tellers around, big on nostalgia, surrealism and sheer hilarity. A great Sunday night set in Sheffield.
Loz Harvey, Exposed Magazine, 14th March 2024Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show review
Seemingly doomed to present the creakiest, most ill-advised, feline-related show since 2019's megaflop cinematic adaptation of Cats featuring Taylor Swift, Judi Dench et al, Phil Ellis has truly embraced the concept of successive false starts.
Jay Richardson, Entertainment Now, 14th March 2024Cluedo 2 review
With spoof like comedy from the beginning this is a feel good show that will keep you entertained throughout, the set is excellent with scenes running through the manor house and set changes incorporated well in to the story.
Katie Brewerton, Fairy Powered Productions, 14th March 2024