Ricky Gervais: Armageddon at Wembley Arena
16/10/2023 … Quite a popular school of thought these days is how ‘you can’t say anything any more’.
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Mon 16 October 2023
Knock Knock
Review of four TikTokers turning their hand to stand-up
16/10/2023 … The idea of a night full ofTikTok comedians is not the sort of thing to fill a stand-up purist’s heart with glee.
Wed 04 October 2023
Bennett Arron: Loser
04/10/2023 … Is Bennett Arron a winner or a loser? That’s the simple premise of this affable Welsh comic’s show.
Alistair Barrie: Woke In Progress
Review of the circuit veteran's new tour
04/10/2023 … This is not a good title for Alistair Barrie’s 11th solo show.
Fri 29 September 2023
© Steve Ullathorne Funny Women final 2023
Gig review from the Bloomsbury Theatre, London
29/09/2023 … If the closing speeches at this year’s Funny Women awards were even longer and more self-congratulatory than usual, perhaps that can be forgiven.
Wed 27 September 2023
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
Review of the comic's current tour
27/09/2023 … James Acaster’s been a comedian for 15 years and at the top of his game for a good two-thirds of that.
Mon 25 September 2023
Brian Butterfield: Placeholder Name Tour
Review of Peter Serafinowicz's hapless businessman now on stage
25/09/2023 … ‘Every failure is a lesson learned,’ is Brian Butterfield’s watchword.
Sat 23 September 2023
© Apple Still Up
Review of Apple's new insomniac romcom
23/09/2023 … After the success of Trying and Ted Lasso, Apple TV+’s new British comedy Still Up feels like an updated version of Sleepless In Seattle, but written during…