Count Arthur Strong: And This Is Me!
Review of the old duffer's latest tour
08/03/2022 … Count Arthur Strong is leaving behind his ‘meticulously researched’ lectures of old.
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Tue 08 March 2022
Fri 04 March 2022
When Michael Met Benny
Audio dramatisation of an unlikely celebrity encounter
04/03/2022 … This sounds like a blatant pitch for one of Sky Arts Urban Myths episodes: a dramatisation of what happened when Michael Jackson met Benny Hill.
Mon 28 February 2022
#CancelKarenDunbar
Review of the BBC Scotland documentary about offence and comedy
28/02/2022 … With the possible exception of 18th Century statue-making, comedy is the artform that seems most affected by the raging culture wars.
Fri 25 February 2022
Matt Chorley: Who Is In Charge Here?
Review of the Times political commentator's comedy show
25/02/2022 … He writes the second most amusing column in the Saturday edition of The Times… but when he takes to the stage, political commentator Matt Chorley demonstrates…
Wed 23 February 2022
Mo Gilligan: There’s Mo To Life
Review of his latest Netflix special
23/02/2022 … Mo Gilligan’s dizzying rise is the stuff of dreams: from making online comedy videos to hosting The Brits in the space of five years.
Fri 18 February 2022
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Review of a fascinating new documentary
18/02/2022 … He’s one of the few comedians to whom the word ‘iconic’ can properly be applied.
Thu 17 February 2022
© Ros Kavanagh Endgame, with Frankie Boyle
Review of a new production at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
17/02/2022 … Frankie Boyle might not seem the obvious name to be cast in a desolate Samuel Beckett play.
Sun 13 February 2022
Ed Gamble: Electric
Review of the comedian's 2022 stand-up tour
13/02/2022 … Ed Gamble is a lovely boy who wants to be a bad boy – and that chasm is as close as anything to a theme in his new stand-up tour.