Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© Mark Douet New musical from Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold
17/07/2026 … He voices Waylon Smithers and Montgomery Burns in The Simpsons, so Harry Shearer knows a thing or two about a secret longing between a humble assistant and his powerful…
Review of the final of the comedy competition sponsored by Magners
01/07/2026 … Twenty-four hours ago, Ashlee Bentley wasn’t going to the Edinburgh Fringe.
SNL UK and Taskmaster star on tour
30/06/2026 … Touring off the back of the triumphant first series of Saturday Night Live UK, Ania Magliano plunges relatively deep into the recesses of her hang-ups, but with…
Review of the visiting Australian comedian
26/06/2026 … Australian comedian Anthony Locascio recognises that much of his audience comes to him for no other reason than they share either his Greek or Italian ethnicity,…
© Johan Persson Review of a revived farce in the West End
25/06/2026 … The set for The Truth, the latest farce to hit the West End, is austere – stripped back to the minimum needed to convey what it must.
Review of a new documentary about the comedy genius
25/06/2026 … The screen never could contain Rik Mayall, and even this feature-length documentary can only scratch the surface of his phenomenal talent – while also covering…
Review of a new book about the state of comedy by Jonathan Grant
23/06/2026 … If you want a good snapshot of the state of the comedy business… well, you’re already in the right place.
Review of a gig to launch a new 24/7 comedy radio station
20/06/2026 … How else would comedy streaming service NextUp launch its spin-off radio station than with a stand-up gig? And who better to host it than Thanyia Moore, who always…
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