This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here.Angela Barnes is a rising star of the comedy circuit who does what every aspiring stand-up dreams of doing. She puts the audience immediately... more
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Well, this new topical comedy was certainly written up to the wire by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. Gags about Muhammed Ali, Mick Hucknall, Sports Direct, Harry Potter, John Major and Clinton getting... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here.Where would Marcus Brigstocke be without issues? His last set explored his food addiction, this time it is a more wide-ranging mix of mid-life... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here.In 2014 Dane Baptiste picked up an Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for best newcomer, becoming the first black Briton to make... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here.So many famous names have passed away recently that it would be easy to overlook Matt Bradstock-Smith, who died aged 50 in January. The... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here. David Baddiel has never shied away from honesty but he is more brutally honest than ever in My Family: Not The Sitcom. Not about himself... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here. If you ever stay at Sara Pascoe’s house do not use her electric tooth- brush. One of the various intimate revelations in this brisk... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here. The trigger for Canadian comic Mae Martin’s latest show, Us, was her relationship break-up. When she was writing her Tinder profile to... more
I couldn't see a co-writing credit alongside Ben Elton's name* for William Shakespeare, but as anyone with a basic grasp of English literature will spot this week's episode is a comical rewrite of... more
Sky Arts has made a bit of a name for itself recently giving new and familiar talent a platform in pithy short films. They've done it before and they have done it again with a new selection of... more
