Janey
Review of the new documentary about stand-up Janey Godley
10/03/2024 … Most stand-up documentaries are either cosy retrospectives, shot when their subject has long since passed their peak and moved on to legendary status.
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Fri 08 March 2024
© Angela Lewis for The New York Times Sorry/Not Sorry
Review of the New York Times film about Louis CK's sexual misconduct
08/03/2024 … Towards the end of Sorry/Not Sorry, the documentary about Louis CK's sexual harassment of female comedians, Mike Schur, co-creator of Parks and Recreation, suggests…
Leigh Francis: My First Time
Review of the Keith Lemon creator's debut live show
08/03/2024 … The abiding image of Leigh Francis’s first live tour after a couple of decades of small-screen success is probably Dec anally violating Ant with one of their…
Thu 07 March 2024
© Raphael Neal Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings
Review of the new stand-up show from a comic contemplating motherhood
07/03/2024 … Thirty-five years old, living in a houseshare, with a patchy relationship history and fretting about unrealised life expectations – having children especially.
Wed 06 March 2024
© Matt Crockett Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here
Review of the show inspired by the comic's surgery
06/03/2024 … A voluntary double mastectomy is undoubtedly one of the most drastic transformations anyone could make to their body.
Fri 01 March 2024
Billy Connolly's Big Banana Feet
Review of the newly restored 1976 documentary
01/03/2024 … Rarely seen and recently restored, this compelling fly-on-the-wall film following Billy Connolly on tour in Dublin and Belfast in 1975 is a fascinating snapshot…
© Big Talk/Apple TV+ The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Review of Noel Fielding's new Apple TV+ adventure
01/03/2024 … Dick Turpin’s gone woke! He’s now a non-violent vegan who prefers knitting to armed robbery, shuns toxic masculinity, and embraces diversity in his gang…
Wed 21 February 2024
Count Arthur Strong ...And It's Goodnight From Him
Review of the befuddled thespian's farewell tour (pt1)
21/02/2024 … We’re going to see a lot of befuddled old men muddling their words in this US Presidential election year – so thank heavens for confusion that’s…