Comedy
Lonely Hearts Comedy & ArtWank
The evening is aimed at showcasing fresh, alternative talent, although the evening’s dating side gels the whole thing together
The Udderbelly E4 Comedy Festival
For anyone concerned that the festival will be home to a procession of offensive material, there is little need to panic
TV Presenter and Comedian Matt Bell
‘I feel immensely privileged to be able to get up there on stage with Davina McCall. She’s amazing.’
Stewart Lee’s Vegetable Stew
Until recently Stewart Lee was the most critically acclaimed comedian never heard of. Then he got a TV show
Just Not That Funny
I don’t shy away from confrontational comedy, but there are a great deal of acts who delight in being offensive
Tuborg Musical Comedy Awards
When chatting with friends about how I was going to spend my Saturday evening, the mention of musical comedy seemed to elicit a pretty Marmite response. The only thing everyone did seem to agree on was that if it was bad, it would be really bad.
Camping it up at La Cage Aux Folles
People who like Graham Norton have no future. Furthermore, musicals belong to a deeply sinister genre, only enjoyed by the flaky, perverted or infirm. Proudly sporting this staunch cummerbund of masculine prejudice, I chuckled disparagingly at the idea of La Cage Aux Folles, which rather seemed like the epitome of wanton dross. A week later, [...]
Sunset Boulevard at The Comedy Theatre
‘Darlings I’m ready for my close-up’ cries the personification of glamour as the audience of the Comedy Theatre are treated to a voyeuristic glance into the opulent excesses and corruption of ’50s Hollywood that is paramount to Sunset Boulevard.
The Mighty Boosh Rock O2 Arena This Week
The Mighty Boosh finally have their name up in lights – the lights of the O2 Arena, and not before time. For ten years Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have slowly built up a cult following for their BBC3 show. But in the last year, their rise to comedy stardom has been nothing less than [...]
Brighton Beach Scumbags Come to Islington
Over the years I have seen both great (French and Saunders) and terrible (a drunken Molly Parkin) shows at The King’s Head in Islington. This revival of 1994′s Brighton Beach Scumbags by East End playwright Steven Berkoff definitely resides towards the good end of the spectrum.
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