Comedy Reviews
Comedy podcasts round-up 3: from home and abroadWednesday, 03 February 2021
There's something in the water, as no fewer than three comics are launching podcasts related to the one thing we can't do at the moment – travel. They're having a laugh, aren't they? Other offerings include escapist fun with superheroes, music collections and a spoof true-crime series. Available on all podcast platforms unless stated
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Back, Channel 4 review - return of sibling-rivalry comedy with Mitchell and WebbFriday, 22 January 2021
It has taken three years for the second series of Back to reach our screens (a combination of the creator being busy, a star being unwell and Covid), but it was worth the wait. To recap for those who didn't see the first series of Simon Blackwell's very dark comedy (now on All4), it concerns Andrew (Robert Webb), who suddenly came back into the life of Stephen (David Mitchell), who is, he says, his long-l Read more... |
Comedy podcasts round-up 2: from home and abroadWednesday, 06 January 2021
We're still some way off being able to see live performances in actual clubs and theatres, but here are some more comedy podcasts to keep your laughter quotient healthy in the meanwhile. Available on all podcast platforms unless stated.
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Best of 2020: ComedyWednesday, 30 December 2020
What a year that was. Live performance was stopped dead in its tracks for most of 2020, and comedy – as viscerally live as you can get in dark and sweaty enclosed spaces above pubs or in club basements – was particularly hard hit. Never again, I suspect, will comedy fans complain about the privations of broom-cupboard venues at the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more... |
Comedy podcasts round-up 1: from home and abroadMonday, 07 December 2020
Podcasts have got many of us through 2020, starved as we have been for most of it of live comedy to leave the house to see. Here's a selection of some of the best; they are available on all podcast platforms unless stated. Dear Joan & Jericha Read more... |
Natalie Palamides: Nate: A One Man Show, Netflix review - deep dive into toxic masculinity still has powerThursday, 03 December 2020
Edgy comedy runs the risk of discomfiting the audience so much that they can't relax and enjoy the show. But Natalie Palamides, appearing as Nate, her alter ego, in Nate: A One Man Show on Netflix, pulls it off, and then some. Read more... |
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... |
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... |
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