Comedy Reviews
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine, Netflix review - star-studded special for Trump lip-syncerTuesday, 17 November 2020
When the world was in lockdown and performers turned to TikTok to keep in touch with their fans, Sarah Cooper started using the online platform for short videos where she lip-synced Donald Trump's speeches, and they quickly went global. Not many people can say they owe worldwide fame to Covid and America's worst-ever president. Read more...
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Dear Joan & Jericha review - glorious wrong advice from spoof agony auntsWednesday, 04 November 2020
The Dear Joan & Jericha podcast began in 2018, and quickly became a cult hit. Read more... |
Adam Kay, Apollo Theatre review - former medic tells tales from NHS front lineFriday, 23 October 2020
What a pleasure it was to step inside a West End theatre again, and what a different experience it was – temperature checks at the door, a one-way system through to the seats and an app to order drinks. Read more... |
Live From the Grand Hall, BAC review - strong mixed bill to start autumn seasonMonday, 19 October 2020
After a successful – and very welcome - summer season of gigs in its outdoor courtyard, Battersea Arts Centre has come indoors for its autumn season of comedy from the Grand Hall; it started with this strong mixed bill curated by the promoters Berk's Nest. Read more... |
Picnic at the Castle review - entertaining mixed billSaturday, 19 September 2020
Of all the outdoor spaces being utilised to keep live performance going in this maddest of years, Warwick Castle is surely among the most striking. Its Picnic at the Castle series has the building as an imposing backdrop to events, the stage reached by a wooden bridge across the River Avon. Read more... |
Mixed bill, 21Soho review - opening of new club is cause for celebrationMonday, 31 August 2020
Comedy is all about timing, and the owners of the UK's newest comedy club should know. Just days after they obtained the final licences they needed to open, the national lockdown was announced in March. Read more... |
The Warren Outdoor Season, Brighton review - creatives take to the beachTuesday, 18 August 2020
The Warren is normally to be found in Brighton city centre, where it stages shows during the Brighton Fringe. Read more... |
The New Normal, Royal Victoria Patriotic Building review - strong mixed billFriday, 07 August 2020
We live in strange times, so it's appropriate that a socially distanced pop-up arts festival – of theatre, comedy, improv, music and magic – calls itself The New Normal. Read more... |
John Cleese, livestream from Cadogan Hall review - abandon all hope, says the former PythonMonday, 03 August 2020
At the age of 80, John Cleese probably doesn't care what people think of him. But then, when you were one-sixth of Monty Python and co-creator of one of TV's funniest sitcoms, you can afford not to play to the gallery as the royalties from Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers still roll in (even if, as he never tires of telling his audiences, a fair chunk goes in alimony). Read more... |
Comedy in the Courtyard, BAC review - al fresco gagsTuesday, 28 July 2020
After drive-ins, now come Covid-secure outdoor shows as the comedy industry tries to find its way back to normality. Battersea Arts Centre is utilising its hitherto unused courtyard for a season of outdoor comedy, during which Al Murray and Russell Howard will perform. Read more... |
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