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There are things to admire in Henry Whaley and Charlie Billingham’s double act, but ultimately Hot Concrete feels too much like too many other things to stand out. This spoof TV show purportedly marks ...
The premise extends from McQueen’s grievance that he’s never been invited onto Stuart Goldsmith ’s podcast The Comedian’s Comedian, a long-running interview show where Goldsmith interviews other ...
Jamie D'Souza talks about phone addiction in this extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show Brownie. He also spoke about the lie that a wedding is the ‘best day of your life’ – and about using dice to ...
It’s hard to know what to make of Jain Edwards at first, but that’s all part of the plan. Her casual, collected delivery seems sincere, but the tone, and some of the premises seem off.
A Fringe stalwart has called for the Edinburgh Comedy Award to be split in two: one for comedians who have industry backing and one for those going it alone.
Netflix is to make a new competition series to crown the next big name in stand-up. Kevin Hart will front the as-yet untitled series, which comes ten years after American reality show Last Comic ...
Entirely distinctive, with bizarrely conceived and executed shows, Laser Kiwi continue to forge an inexplicably successful path, balancing dazzling circus skills and so-so knockabout sketches.
Topical panel show What Just Happened? is to returns to BBC Radio Wales for a third series this autumn. Robin Morgan returns as host with Kiri Pritchard-McLean as resident panellist in the four-part ...
At the top of his show, Ambulance for One, he seems about to plough us into something confessional, alluding to his failing health, his existential battles with ageing, and how things have been ‘going ...
Convention is that any Fringe review will talk about the narrative of the show in hand, explaining how Dan Tiernan’s here to talk us through the systems he came up with to try to improve his life, but ...
The shortlist for the literal ‘biggest award in comedy’ has been announced. Organised by streaming service NextUp, the title comes with an inflatable trophy that’s more than two metres high. The ...
American comic Seaton Smith has a magnetic energy on stage, a commanding presence, fluid delivery and a quick-thinking, playful manner in his many interactions with the audience.