Tristram Fane Saunders
- Journalist and reviewer
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John Kearns - The Varnishing Days: engaging flights of fancy (and baffling teeth)
The critics' darling and Taskmaster alumnus is back on the road with a typically odd and idiosyncratic show of anecdotes and aperçus.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 4th June 2023Ivo Graham: 'I don't think I said a single funny thing at Eton'
The stand-up comedian and Taskmaster fan favourite talks privilege - and rice pudding.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 11th May 2023Russell Howard review
You can fault some of his material, but the Bristolian comedian effervesces with energy and puts on a fantastic show.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 28th April 2023Kim Noble: Lullaby For Scavengers review
A show of genius (that you maybe shouldn't see).
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 17th March 2023Sara Pascoe review
Jokes about dancing with Rushdie - and an awkward Hugh Grant prank.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 13th February 2023Emily Wilson review
This young musical comedian definitely has the X factor.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 13th January 2023Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show review
All hail Liz Kingsman, the comedian superbly puncturing an over-inflated Fleabag.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 20th December 2022For comedians, being cancelled is good for business - and 2022 proved it
Soul-baring is out, nudity is in: our comedy critic Tristram Fane Saunders looks over the trends of 2022 - and picks out the year's best and worst shows.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 14th December 2022Ricky Gervais: Armageddon review
The comedian's apparent desire to be liked sits awkwardly with material that too often takes easy shortcuts to a dark laugh.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 7th December 2022Is Jerry Sadowitz the most offensive comedian on Earth?
Sadowitz brought his 'screaming racist shtick' to his biggest audience yet, and though the shocks were undeniable, some of them were stale.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 16th November 2022