Dara Ó Briain: Re: Creation
Review of the comic's tale of tracking down his biological father
30/01/2026 … Mock The Week might be back this weekend, but Dara Ó Briain’s stand-up show has nothing to do with jibes about Donald Trump or Nigel Farage.
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 30 January 2026
Thu 29 January 2026
Is This Thing On?
Review of Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett film based on John Bishop's comedy origin story
29/01/2026 … There can't be many New York open spots triumphantly decompressing after their first gig by reciting Liverpool FC's 'Allez, Allez, Allez’ terrace…
Sun 11 January 2026
© Steve Ullathorne Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The Year 2025
11/01/2026 … Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The Year whittled down more than 300 acts across 40 heats to just 14 hopefuls for yesterday's final, competing…
Fri 09 January 2026
Becoming Victoria Wood
New documentary about the comedy pioneer
09/01/2026 … Becoming Victoria Wood is an affectionate documentary that gives full context to the sexism and body-shaming – often internalised – that the comedian…
Thu 08 January 2026
© Marc Brenner Woman In Mind
Review of Romesh Ranganathan's West End debut
08/01/2026 … Romesh Ranganathan is unlikely to win awards for the boundless versatility of his acting, but he’s well-cast in his West End debut as a socially awkward, repressed…
Wed 07 January 2026
© BBC/Big Talk Studios Can You Keep A Secret?
Review of Dawn French and Mark Heap's new BBC comedy
07/01/2026 … In 2007, the papers were full of news of John Darwin, who turned up more than five years after he was declared dead in a canoeing accident so his wife Anne could…
Why In The Name Of Pierre Novellie?
Preview of the comdian's new Radio 4 show
07/01/2026 … Pierre Novellie would be a valuable member of any pub quiz team.
Fri 02 January 2026
© BBC Shedites
Review of the new sitcom from some of the Mrs Brown's Boys team
02/01/2026 … News of a new sitcom from some of those culpable for Mrs Brown’s Boys was never going to be greeted with unalloyed joy by comedy cognoscenti.