Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© Steve Ullathorne 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…
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…
© Marc Brenner 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…
© BBC/Big Talk Studios 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…
Preview of the comdian's new Radio 4 show
07/01/2026 … Pierre Novellie would be a valuable member of any pub quiz team.
© BBC 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.
© BBC/Merman Review of the new episode, guest starring Jennifer Saunders
25/12/2025 … Reuniting Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders may have been a casting coup – but the real delight in their Absolutely Fabulous reunion is the characters they…
© BBC Review of Mike Bubbins’ festive sitcom episode
22/12/2025 … Maybe Tony Mammoth has a point, Christmas TV *was* better back in his day, mainly thanks to Morecambe and Wise.
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