Rosie Holt's new play starts with a strange but possibly true premise. When Rachel Reeves became the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer she wanted the men's urinal replaced with a female... more
Reviews
Comedy Review: Brighton Festival: Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony, Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Part magic show, part memoir, part flights of fancy, and all heart and humour – ‘Show Pony’ is an absolute shower of warmth and delights. It’s so generous, in fact, that Mohammed/Swallow opens the... more
Wilton's Music Hall in London's still-shabby East End has always felt like a magical venue and in the last 15 months I've seen three truly magical shows there. Harry Hill, Tim Key and now the third... more
I only know most comedians for what they do onstage. John Robins I know a little better, having played golf with him a few times in Edinburgh. He was a genial, skilful, competitive opponent. Maybe a... more
When chills go up your spine at a Lady Bolognese show there are a number of reasons for them. They’re all good, in my book. Compulsive by way of menace-eliciting-childish-delight sets the tone for... more
Likeable from the off, Kohli starts gag-rapid, quickly establishing a lovely audience rapport. Making note that the show falls on both VE Day and the day the mass local election results come out, he... more
I was asked to recommend a contemporary comedy the other night to someone who doesn't watch much TV and without hesitation I said Amandaland, even though at the time I hadn't seen any of the second... more
Confession. I was never a big fan of Schitt's Creek. I liked it without ever quite loving it. So I've come to Big Mistakes not knowing a lot about Dan Levy who co-stars and co-created this caper... more
I could have saved myself a lot of time as a judge at this year’s Sketch Off Final. By a quirk of running order, my first three choices were the first three acts out of twelve, in precisely that... more
If you want to get into the WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards final get a guitar. But if you want to win it do something different. That was the takeaway of another strong final that was... more
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