Torn loyalties are at the heart of this National Theatre touring production – both in the story and the delivery.
Explore MoreYou might go to a Mark Thomas gig expecting to be harangued, to be
heckled — but you don’t go expecting to have your heart toyed with.
With his latest show Bravo Figaro, you should.
Comedy can be an odd beast. Sometimes you want to be surprised and
energised with new material, but with John Shuttleworth it’s definitely
familiarity that keeps the audience coming back.
What do you give the comic who has everything?
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Sean Hughes’ disarmingly honest and very funny one man show about the death of his father is a revelation, and an impressive return to form for the Irish comedian.
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He describes himself as a “national trinket” but to the crowd at Norwich’s Theatre Royal I’m sure treasure would be a more accurate label for Julian Clary.
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I wish my one liners were as good as Stewart Francis’.
Explore MoreRomance and Adventure was what the tour title promised; what was
delivered was closer to angst.
A veteran stand-up act, this is Fred Macaulay’s first tour of England – but hopefully it won’t be the affable Scotsman’s last.
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Here’s some free advice for comedians thinking of going on tv: make sure you’ve got enough material left for touring.
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Terry Alderton is an odd man. And this was an odd show.
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Some comics take a ponderous pace, carefully building to a crescendo; their act is finely wrought and honed over agonising hours of rehearsal and contemplation.
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For a man who professes to dislike the internet so much, Stewart Lee is an ardent fan on one of its trendiest aspects: the meme.
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Americans are all too often the butt of easy jokes these days. Rich Hall is one very good reason why they shouldn’t be.
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