Esther Manito: Slagbomb
Review of the comedian's new tour about family life
19/09/2025 … There’s no shortage of stand-up tours targeted at the ‘mum’ audience, but Esther Manito’s bluntly frank take on her situation comes with…
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Fri 19 September 2025
Penn & Teller’s 50th Anniversary Tour
Review of the magicians' stint at the London Paladium
19/09/2025 … For their anniversary show marking 50 years in magic, Penn and Teller are proud to say they are presenting almost all new tricks, rather than relying on old favourites.
Thu 18 September 2025
© BBC High Cockalorum
Review of Radio 4 comedy-drama that reunites the League Of Gentlemen
18/09/2025 … High Cockalorum is a League Of Gentlemen reunion in personnel, if not in tone.
Wed 17 September 2025
The Last Jewish Joke by Michel Wieviorka
17/09/2025 … Stand-up comedy as we know it is largely a Jewish invention, with the children of immigrants developing the craft in mid-20th Century America in the nightclubs of…
He Huang: Live In London
Review of the visiting Chinese comedian
17/09/2025 … At the Melbourne comedy festival earlier this year, Australian-based Chinese comic He Huang won acclaim for her show confronting issues of race by performing full…
Tue 16 September 2025
© Manuel Harlan The Producers
Review of the new West End production of Mel Brooks' musical
16/09/2025 … There’s only one way to go when performing Mel Brooks’ The Producers, and that’s big.
Thu 11 September 2025
© Danny Kaan Every Brilliant Thing
Review of Sue Perkins in the West End production
11/09/2025 … Stepping into the shoes recently vacated by Lenny Henry, Sue Perkins proves to be the perfect guide through Every Brilliant Thing, playwright Duncan Macmillan’s…
Wed 10 September 2025
© Andy Hollingworth Ideal: Starring Johnny Vegas
Review of the stage revival of the cult sitcom
10/09/2025 … With 53 episodes, Ideal had an amazingly long run for a sitcom that never quite entered the national consciousness – but even so creator Graham Duff felt…