© BBC/Baby Cow/Ollie Upton How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)
03/10/2025 … Anyone who’s driven to Dundee barefoot while gorging on Toblerone probably knows a thing or two about mental illness.
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Fri 03 October 2025
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Anirban Dasgupta: Cry Daddy
Review of visiting Indian comedian at London's Soho Theatre
03/10/2025 … It’s not immediately obvious what mild-mannered Kolkata-born, Mumbai-based comedian Anirban Dasgupta means when he says Cry Daddy – the second hour he’s…
Thu 02 October 2025
Dutch Barn Spirit of Comedy Award
Review of the final of the Ricky Gervais-backed competition
02/10/2025 … Can we trust the wisdom of crowds? This new competition run by Dutch Barn vodka has one of the best prizes in comedy – a £5,000 cash prize and the chance…
Wed 01 October 2025
© Marc Brenner The Importance Of Being Earnest
Review of Oscar Wilde's play in the West End, with Stephen Fry as Lady Bracknell
01/10/2025 … Lest you be in any doubt of the queer coding long assumed to lie beneath Oscar Wilde’s comedy of secret alternate lives, the National Theatre production of…
Sun 28 September 2025
Funny Women final 2025
Review of the celebration of female comedy talent
28/09/2025 … We’re used to comedy competitions featuring fresh new acts, but Funny Women has a wider window of eligibility than most – meaning half of this year’s…
Thu 25 September 2025
© Ed Moore Nick Helm: No One Gets Out Alive
Review of the comic's latest tour
25/09/2025 … Nick Helm’s had a tough few years.
Fri 19 September 2025
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…
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.