After a short, snappy appearance from Shazia Mirza – “I won’t stay long, I’m being deported in 20 minutes” – Katherine Ryan came on sporting a flowery headdress and some attitude for Latitude. Her... more
Reviews
The audience in the Latitude comedy tent can be a bit of a mixed bunch. Families having a picnic, friends sheltering from the sun or the rain or just slackers and stoners flaked out after a hard... more
Good to see Greg Davies back as helpless, hapless, hopeless giant man-child teacher Dan. There are some nice new treats in the supporting cast too, but they have to have pretty big personalities to... more
It is a truth universally acknowledged – among stand-ups anyway – that you can’t have too many comedy competitions. They get you noticed and push your profile up and may even earn you some money.... more
Nobody can say that the writers of Power Monkeys have been short of material over the last six episodes. We've had shock votes, Trump, resignations a-go-go, imminent political collapse, leadership... more
You have to admire the marketing skills of Mischief Theatre, the team behind West End smash The Play That Goes Wrong and more recently The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. A week ago I received a... more
The second comedy competition in two nights, following Old Comedian of the Year, was another mix of very familiar and less familiar names, with only one act cropping up twice. If nothing else this... more
Strictly speaking this should be called Middle Aged Comedian of the Year. Most of the the acts were young enough to be the offspring of feisty, filthy 82-year-old compere Lynn Ruth Miller. You only... more
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
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
