Daniel Kitson
- 47 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Daniel Kitson: Collaborator review
Kitson has wrung out jokes from every angle of this innovative conceit, and made comedic capital out of his possible pretentiousness, thus avoiding it. He takes swipes at the awfulness of actors, calls stand-up a bankrupt art form full of people telling you too directly what they think and mocks his own legacy and reduces storytelling to its simplest elements.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th July 2024Daniel Kitson detests audience participation but still manipulates us like marionettes
The comedian's show Collaborator involves 160 audience members getting speaking parts - and Kitson has anticipated every possible question, anxiety or misstep.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th July 2024Daniel Kitson: Collaborator review
The award-winning comedian's new high-concept show revolves around audience participation - but it's a lot more enjoyable than it sounds.
Claire Allfree, The Telegraph, 17th July 2024London run for Daniel Kitson
Daniel Kitson will be doing a London run of his latest show Collaborator. It is billed as a work in progress.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2024Daniel Kitson to compere benefit gig with Katherine Ryan, Lou Sanders, Tom Rosenthal and more
Cult comedy superstar Daniel Kitson is set to compere an all-star benefit in aid of autism charity PDA next month.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th June 2024All-star line-ups mark Just the Tonic's thirtieth birthday
Just The Tonic proudly announces a weekend extravaganza of laughter and celebration in honour of their 30th anniversary.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2024Maybe A Ghost Story by DanieI Kitson review
It's scary how charming and engrossing it all is.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd November 2023(ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards announce longlists
The (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards - the alternative new Fringe-based awards run by volunteers - have announced their longlists.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 20235 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners returning to Scotland's capital in August
This week saw the release of the programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - with a huge 3,013 shows to choose from.
David Hepburn, The Scotsman, 14th June 2023Free speech comedy clubs and the battle over onstage offence
Graham Linehan and Dapper Laughs walk into a club ... It sounds like the setup to a bad joke, yet platforming comics who may cause offence is a winning formula. But can a night run by a GB News host claim to be anti-establishment?
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 20th May 2023