The Grim
Review of a 'snappy' comedy-horror play
30/11/2025 … Now enjoying a two-week run at the Southwark Playhouse, Edmund Morris’s play The Grim is a nifty little comedy-horror calling card set in an undertaker's in…
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Sun 30 November 2025
Fri 28 November 2025
Sherlock Holmes And The 12 Days Of Christmas
Humphrey Ker and David Reed's affectionate parody, with songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber
28/11/2025 … The headline news about Sherlock Holmes And The 12 Days Of Christmas is that it marks a rare new collaboration between Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, 49 years…
Fri 21 November 2025
Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025
21/11/2025 … It’s not a great time to be a public service broadcaster in the UK, but credit where it’s due for their backing of the comedy circuit.
Thu 20 November 2025
© Josh Faithi Josh Jones: I Haven’t Won The Lottery So Here’s Another Tour Show
Review of the comedian in London
20/11/2025 … Josh Jones makes it a point of pride that his show contains nothing heavy like all those artsy Edinburgh Fringe offerings and is instead ‘just jokes’.
Wed 19 November 2025
An Evening With The Fast Show
Review of the nostalgic tour as it hits the London Palladium
19/11/2025 … Thirty years on, and The Fast Show isn’t short of fans.
Thu 13 November 2025
Neil Delamere: Achilles Neil
Review of the Irish comedian's tour show
13/11/2025 … As with most things, we can blame the internet.
Mon 10 November 2025
Darren Harriott: Father Figuring
Review of the comic's new Radio 4 series
10/11/2025 … Darren Harriott is no stranger to speaking about his father on stage, processing his suicide in prison at the age of 35 through his stand-up.
Sat 08 November 2025
Capital Xtra Comedy Club
Review of the station’s charity fundraiser
08/11/2025 … It may be better known for hip hop than stand-up, but this is the second year that Capital Xtra has staged a comedy night for its official charity.