Deirdre O’Kane: O’Kaning It
Review of the comic's latest tour
18/02/2025 … Deirdre O’Kane is one of those comedians who may have been around a bit but has found a new audience through social media – Instagram and podcasts in…
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Tue 18 February 2025
Mon 17 February 2025
© Dylan Woodley Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)
Review of the musical comedian's first tour
17/02/2025 … Huge Davies’s third solo show – and the first to tour – is not an easy ride for the audience, given he treats us with absolute contempt.
The Island with Stephen Mangan
Review of Radio 4's new comedy based on Desert Island Discs
17/02/2025 … The Island is based on a wonderful, whimsical idea: what if the celebrities on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs really did get washed up on a remote beach? That’s…
Sun 16 February 2025
Josh Berry: Best Man
16/02/2025 … There’s no doubt that the way men interact with each other is very much in the social spotlight.
Wed 12 February 2025
Komedia New Comedy Award 2025
Review of the final in Brighton
12/02/2025 … The number of talented new acts banging on the door of the comedy circuit never ceases to be impressive.
Mon 10 February 2025
© Mayhay Studios Funboys
Review of BBC's new Northern Irish comedy
10/02/2025 … Funboys is made by Simon Mayhew-Archer, formerly the producer of This Country.
Thu 06 February 2025
© BBC/Merman Amandaland
Review of the Motherland spin-off, with Lucy Punch and Joanna Lumley
06/02/2025 … The first thing you notice about Amandaland is how similar it is to its predecessor.
Wed 05 February 2025
© Steve Ullathorne Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf
Review of the comedian's latest tour
05/02/2025 … Being a comedy critic is an inherently futile job – telling people they are wrong to enjoy what makes them happy is a ridiculous pursuit – but it’s…