On the opening night of the second Brighton Dome Comedy Festival Rob Newman is in a pseudo forest, five green lights striking up high towards the rafters, giving the impression of a woodland that... more
Reviews
Last month when David Mitchell and Robert Webb returned to Channel 4 with a new series, there was a lot of talk about the return of sketch comedy after a long absence. Then a few weeks later Alan... more
Bryony Kimmings starts her latest show Bog Witch by explaining that she has a big hole to fill. It gets an easy laugh but also goes deeper. She has reached the age where she is yearning for something... more
I'm starting to think that Steve Coogan will still be doing Alan Partridge when he's on his deathbed. It's a character that he keeps returning to and keeps finding different angles on him as he –... more
I wasn’t going to review Mae Martin’s new series Wayward for a number of reasons. Firstly it is not a comedy, it’s a thriller. Secondly it had me so on the edge of my seat I didn’t know how I could... more
Panto season has started early this year. This West End transfer of the classic Victorian comedy adds splashes of colour, dancing, and contemporary pop music to Oscar Wilde’s romantic comedy of... more
It's not every day that a sitcom features a jizz stain on a sofa, but then not every sitcom is Juice. Mawaan Rizwan's sublime, surreal, ssilly, sexy comedy returns with a bang as a casual sexual... more
If I was putting together my dream stand-up night I'm pretty sure I'd include Tim Key and Bridget Christie, so hats off to Berk's Nest for including them in their latest comedy night at Cadogan Hall... more
Glenn Moore’s latest show, Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore, centres on a stressful family road trip to a funeral in San Francisco which involves breaking down in Death Valley. At least that’s the... more
I'm not sure if I've ever seen a TV comedy start so badly and then get good so quickly. The Paper, as you probably know by now, is a sort-of-spin-off of the American version of The Office. The action... more
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