Alistair Barrie: Woke In Progress
Review of the circuit veteran's new tour
04/10/2023 … This is not a good title for Alistair Barrie’s 11th solo show.
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Wed 04 October 2023
Fri 29 September 2023
© Steve Ullathorne Funny Women final 2023
Gig review from the Bloomsbury Theatre, London
29/09/2023 … If the closing speeches at this year’s Funny Women awards were even longer and more self-congratulatory than usual, perhaps that can be forgiven.
Wed 27 September 2023
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
Review of the comic's current tour
27/09/2023 … James Acaster’s been a comedian for 15 years and at the top of his game for a good two-thirds of that.
Mon 25 September 2023
Brian Butterfield: Placeholder Name Tour
Review of Peter Serafinowicz's hapless businessman now on stage
25/09/2023 … ‘Every failure is a lesson learned,’ is Brian Butterfield’s watchword.
Sat 23 September 2023
© Apple Still Up
Review of Apple's new insomniac romcom
23/09/2023 … After the success of Trying and Ted Lasso, Apple TV+’s new British comedy Still Up feels like an updated version of Sleepless In Seattle, but written during…
Fri 22 September 2023
© Marc Brenner Dawn French Is A Huge Twat
Review of the national treasure's tour as it hits the London Palladium
22/09/2023 … Dawn French pitches her latest theatrical stand-up show as an antidote to the curated perfection of social media.
Wed 20 September 2023
© Pamela Raith Photography It’s Headed Straight Towards Us
Review of Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer’s stage comedy starring Rufus Hound and Samuel West
20/09/2023 … It’s not mentioned in the promotional material, but Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer’s stage comedy It’s Headed Straight Towards Us was first…
Mon 18 September 2023
© BBC/Various Artists Limited Juice
Review of Mawaan Rizwan's new BBC Three comedy
18/09/2023 … Joyfully bucking the trend for realistic comedy-dramas, Mawaan Rizwan has successfully harnessed his on-stage silliness into a delightfully bonkers sitcom.