Nir Gottleid: Middle Rage
01/06/2023 … An Israeli comic based in Berlin, Nir Gottleid describes himself as ‘one of the darkest comics’ in Europe, and sells his show about ageing by promising…
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 01 June 2023
© ITV/Baby Cow Changing Ends
Review of Alan Carr's new autobiographical ITVX sitcom
01/06/2023 … Changing Ends beams with warmth despite – or more likely because of – the endemic 1980s homophobia which forms its backdrop.
Wed 31 May 2023
Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not To Come
Review of the stage show spawned from Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani's podcast
31/05/2023 … OK, so there’s some talk about masturbation and a version of Peggy Lee’s Fever that mentions ‘pussy juice’.
Artificial Intelligence Improvisation
31/05/2023 … When the robots rise and make puny humans obsolete, the last bastion of this once-dominant race will be the improvisers.
Tue 30 May 2023
Black Sheep Comedy
30/05/2023 … It’s billed as three stand-ups offering comedy coming from the ‘very depths of their damned souls’, which provides plenty of latitude for he most…
The Queen, Shakespeare And Me
30/05/2023 … All but the most hardcore monarchists should stay away from this adoring tribute to the late Queen, performed on a memorabilia-strewn set and concluding with a paean…
Richard Pulsford: Short Joke Teller
30/05/2023 … Is it mean to call Richard Pulsford a cut-price Tim Vine? Many of his jokes you can virtually hear in the more famous comedian’s voice (‘I said, "I…
Mon 29 May 2023
Róisín McCallion: Keeping Up Appearances
29/05/2023 … It’s a bit scrappy, but Róisín McCallion’s debut hour establishes her as an exciting comedy prospect – a bright and appealing performer…