Molly McGuinness has two heroes in life – Elizabeth Taylor and Caroline Aherne. The homage to the first is on display in a vivid turquoise swoosh above her eyes. The second – well it’s a... more
Reviews
Big Naturals refers to big natural bouncing breasts – which little Chloe Petts first glimpsed between the pages of the Mirror and the Sun. Aged eight, the sight of the naturally buoyant Page... more
Eric Rushton is slowly but surely making a name for himself in stand-up. In 2023 he won Channel 4's Sean Lock Comedy Award, which brought him to a wider audience. After an impressive 2024 Edinburgh... more
Grace Mulvey was the first recipient of the Galton and Simpson Bursary Award aimed at writers so it is obvious that she can be funny on paper (or computer screen or phone or wherever you see things... more
It's been intriguing to read reviews of Rosie O'Donnell's belated Fringe debut Common Knowledge. They seem to have ranged from a disappointed two stars in The Times to an ecstatic five stars in... more
It must be strange being one of the older generation of comics and seeing comedy become a place where you talk about your emotions, your trauma and your mental health. Alan Davies is not doing... more
Back in those halcyon days of 2023 Lorna Rose Treen won Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe, with a one-liner that The Sun decided was so bad she had killed comedy. Well, it didn’t kill comedy or... more
OK, let’s get this party started. Meet Barry Morgan, bouffant-haired organ salesperson who has come direct from his store in Adelaide's Sunnyside Mall to persuade you to invest in one of his organs.... more
Another year another flying day trip to Latitude. Though not quite as frantic as last year where I barely saw Mark Simmons do what turned out to be Joke of the Fringe ( "I was going to sail... more
The best sitcoms are always about characters who are trapped – from Hancock and Steptoe, Red Dwarf and Porridge to The Office and beyond the comedy comes from people being unable to leave their... more
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