Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
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…
© Marc Brenner 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…
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…
© Ed Moore Review of the comic's latest tour
25/09/2025 … Nick Helm’s had a tough few years.
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…
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.
© BBC 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.
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…
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