Criterion theatre, LondonCaroline Leslie's production sends up the less problematic Victorian foibles with a terrifically spirited barrage of juicy one-liners, blunt anachronisms and pleasin…
Arts Depot, LondonHe's a celebrity and he got out of there, as we learn during this lively standup set with a reality TV slant " Matt Hancock gossip included Babatunde Aléshé flunked his f…
Hackney Empire, London You'd expect bawdy lines delivered with deadpan frankness from the rising TV comedian, but injections of knockabout physicality raise her stage showpiece to higher joy…
Soho theatre, London Torn between wifely duty and her dream to become the Jewish Barbra Streisand, this would-be star finds an in-between world of outrageous comedy A teenage winner of Boreh…
Brace, who has died aged 43, was a hugely talented playwright, dramaturg and director who worked on a string of hits including One-Woman Show and Age Is a Feeling "The most high-profile dire…
The controversial standup brings big cartoonish energy to his first tour since 2018, delivering a set of self-mockery and dismay at bizarre behaviour Kevin Hart is back in the UK on his firs…
Despite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les Patterson Barry Humphries, Australian …
The Hawth, CrawleyThe standup's new show takes a while to get going, but squares up to hitting 50 with material finely balanced between the thoughtful and the uproarious Given how often comi…
The Stables, Milton KeynesThe man who shamed Trump and Blatter turns his gaze inward for an evening of self-reflective standup "Anonymous prankster" is what the media calls Simon Brodkin, a …
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targets On one day in 2021 two major life events " one terr…
Meet the Richardsons sees the married standups play fictional versions of themselves " but that doesn't mean reality doesn't creep in from time to time "We don't stay in posh hotels in Londo…
Cambridge JunctionThe Londoner is argumentative, entertaining and full of bracing good sense as he catalogues his personal experiences of racism "What's your favourite racism?" With this que…
Pleasance theatre, LondonA doctor himself, the standup delivers breezy tales along with on-the-nose points on how black medics are viewed All standups operating in the space between medicine…
In the standup's first solo set since the huge success of their queer romcom Feel Good, we are taken on an emotional rollercoaster with confidence and charm It's always interesting to see a …
Not Dead Yet addresses the return of Godley's ovarian cancer. But mostly it is a celebratory farewell from a performer who has welcomed the crowd into her remarkable life Not Dead Yet is Jan…
Soho theatre, LondonAustralian comic delivers a compelling but messy exploration of grief " but where's the bear? The "dead dad" show has become a standup genre unto itself in recent years "…
After several years away, the cheeky cockney comic is doubling down on his good-old-days brand " but despite his geezerish nostalgia he's no anti-woke crusader Micky Flanagan was worried, he…
A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about You've heard of Just for Laughs Montreal: it's one of the …
EartH Hackney, LondonADHD, Tory supremacy and the limited appeal of 'Sir Keir' combine in another unrestrained report from the standup's struggles to hang on to optimism Some comics alight o…
Henry Naylor travelled to Afghanistan in 2003 to research his fringe farce Finding Bin Laden. His sobering new show takes stock of the country's fate since Was Henry Naylor's agent right whe…
Komedia, BrightonOutrageous comedy, self-glamorising songs and self-ironic ridiculousness in abundance from a comic with a sharp sense of her own daftness You mellow with age, they say. So w…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Ohio comic takes us on her narcissistic 'therapy journey' including ridiculous songs, played with a wickedly straight bat Patti Harrison's last London show, she tell…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe standup comedian may have lost some of the gloss on his reputation after nearly destroying himself with drugs, but his good cheer remains in place 'If you've se…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Irish-Italian comic, nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh fringe, delivers his show with a light touch and ample self-irony It is exciting to encounter a youn…
Soho theatre, LondonThe sketch trio throw a lot into their screwball adventure, from pagan festivals to alien apocalypse, but every gag pays off With the Delightful Sausage's recent show, p…