It is no surprise that comedians are ruthlessly competitive. What I didn’t realise until Taskmaster came along was how cunning and crafty they can be when he comes to getting one over on their stand-... more
Reviews
Tig Notaro’s set at the Largo Club in August 2012 has become the stuff of stand-up legend. It’s the show she began by saying: “Good evening, hello. I have cancer.” Louis CK was performing that night... more
Well, we say final episode but as anyone who has been following this brilliant series by Stefan Golaszewski will probably know by now there is going to be a second series. A good decision from... more
Todd Barry sets out his sardonic stall with his own offstage intro. He explains that he wanted Jimmy Carr to open for him but Carr wanted £450,000. Others also wanted big money. The Smiths wanted... more
Nobody seems to have told the person that did the opening credits for this comedy version of Question Time that it is about the EU. Instead subject titles such as “relationships” and “money” rolled... more
There is certainly a lot of improvisation about at the moment. We reviewed this yesterday and there is this show at the Soho Theatre. But there is nothing quite like BBC3's Murder In Successville,... more
You couldn’t make it up. Nearly three decades after the Channel 4 show first popularised improvisation in the UK the Whose Line team is greeted by a roar at the Palladium. I went to a Sunday... more
For those armchair critics that have been constantly comparing Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow to Blackadder there was a delicious surprise in the final episode featuring Gabrielle Glaister from his old... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here.There is always one excellent performer that the Edinburgh Comedy Award judges seem hell bent on overlooking and in 2015 it was Lolly Adefope.... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here. Nina Conti returns to the Criterion Theatre for another run from September 7 - 17. Tickets here.Ventriloquism might not be hip but it is... more
