Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Preview of Channel 4's new comedy about an all-Muslim female punk band
20/05/2021 … Simply by focussing on a group of Muslim women, We Are Lady Parts comes packaged with all sorts of cultural expectations about representation that no white suburban…
Ian Smith's Radio 4 comedy documentary
18/05/2021 … Comedians have been finding all sorts of alternative lines of work as the pandemic ravages their usual livelihoods.
© BBC 17/05/2021 … If last week’s Inside No 9, mixing heist movie with commedia dell’arte, flaunted Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s inventive creative ambitions,…
© Christian Sayers Steve Bennett joins Angel Comedy's cheeky midnight gig as lockdown eases
17/05/2021 … Comedy’s often best when it feels illicit – and gathering at midnight to partake of an activity banned by the government for the past five months certainly…
Review of his debut stand-up special out now on All4
14/05/2021 … It’s strange and unsettling watching Simon Bird perform his debut stand-up special to an empty theatre – and he probably wouldn’t have it any other…
© BBC Review of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's latest
11/05/2021 … Six series in, and Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have lost none of their ability to surprise with Inside No 9.
© John Manktelow/Plum Pictures 05/05/2021 … You might not think you care much about the structural integrity of the panelling on a knackered old bus… but thanks to Johnny Vegas’s enthusiasm,…
TV review of Sky's new comedy with Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks
05/05/2021 … For a show that features crack addicts, multi-vehicle pile-ups and a cardiac arrest, Bloods is surprisingly silly.
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