Theatre review: Broken Lad
A new play about a washed-up comedian
19/10/2021 … Could it be time for a 21st Century version of The Comedians, Trevor Griffiths’ perceptive play that foresaw the alternative comedy revolution upending the…
2021 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 19 October 2021
Thu 14 October 2021
© Will Bremridge Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show
A brilliant parody of Fleabag... and beyond
14/10/2021 … One-Woman Show is an exquisite parody of the phenomenon that is Fleabag.
Tue 12 October 2021
© UKTV Question Team
Review of Richard Ayoade's new panel show on Dave
12/10/2021 … It’s a good job Bob Mortimer is a guest in the opening episode of Question Team, else producers might be accused of ripping off Vic & Bob’s chaotic,…
Chris McGlade - Forgiveness
Provocative stand-up show about his father's murder, and woke culture
12/10/2021 … This is the show they tried to ban! Or, to be rather less shrill, Forgiveness is the show the Soho Theatre got cold feet about inviting back because it involves…
Fri 08 October 2021
Njambi McGrath: Accidental Coconut
Gig review at the Soho Theatre
08/10/2021 … Britain has much work to do to come to terms with its horrific colonial past – and Njambi McGrath is here to encourage that conversation.
Thu 07 October 2021
Jon Courtenay Live
Review of the Britain's Got Talent winner on tour
07/10/2021 … Jon Courtenay won Britain’s Got Talent last year.
Jonathan Pie: Fake News (The Corona Remix)
Review of the angry mock reporter's powerful polemic
07/10/2021 … On the day of Boris Johnson’s spluttering Tory party conference speech comes a powerful invective from the unofficial leader of the opposition.
Wed 06 October 2021
© Netflix Dave Chappelle: The Closer
Review of his latest Netflix special
06/10/2021 … In what he says will be his last stand-up special for a while, Dave Chappelle reveals he has spent 16 years being accused of transphobia.