The comedian's new podcast is bursting with enthusiasm for poems. If standup forces him to be funny, here he forces himself to be true 'Phwooar " Ginsy Ginsy Ginsy, I love you so much!" You …
Britain's Got Talent star Myra Dubois turns agony aunt in a show that might raise the roof in a theatre " but not online Myra Dubois was a staple of the cabaret scene for years before Simon …
NetflixJoyous reflections on new motherhood, Amsterdam's museums and working with J-Lo see the charismatic standup cresting a career-high wave Welcome to Buteaupia, Michelle Buteau's Netflix…
National Maritime MuseumSara Pascoe, Rich Hall and Aisling Bea warm to an excited crowd " and a divine heckler " in the chilly outdoors 'Comedy isn't essential?" asks Rich Hall, incredulousl…
As the 'Duchess of Canvey' releases a greatest hits album, her creator relives an extraordinary journey from Southend to the West End via schoolteaching and Ibiza superclubs 'Diane is based …
Netflix The horizons may be narrow in the British standup's special but nobody does this sort of material better There's something odd about watching Michael McIntyre's first Netflix specia…
Netflix The Mexican-American comic offers English and Spanish versions of his show, but the sexist fare is depressing however you look at it With Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones, Felipe Espar…
With the Edinburgh festival shelved by Covid, standups have turned a garden shed into a stage for an online extravaganza. Our writer enjoys flashes of brilliance amid a dislocating experienc…
Bridget Christie pokes fun at Madonna, Suzi Ruffell talks smear tests and John Robins is heckled about Butlins. Our critic's first standup gig in months is a riot of joy and tension 'This is…
Audiobook, available onlinePenguin's fine pandemic audio festival delivers hours of laughs from comics including Jordan Brookes, Glamrou, Mo Amar, Michelle de Swarte and Sheeps 'I'm just ima…
Podcast There are secret recordings, spoof calls and cringing reflections in the performance artist's attempts to find meaning in life 'I used to be a comedian," says Kim Noble in part three…
The Edinburgh fringe may have been cancelled but there are plenty of online gigs to enjoy featuring Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Sarah Millican and more The line between charity gigs and norma…
YouTubeFootage of Dara Ó Briain, Sarah Millican, John Bishop and Jason Byrne features in this attempt to recapture the mythic status of a renowned fringe night Greatest Ever Late 'n' Liv…
Covid-19 has cancelled the annual jamboree, leaving performers " and our comedy critic " bereft. What does the festival mean to them and how will it change? Meeting Flight of the Conchords a…
Cadogan Hall, LondonIn a global livestream, the former Python delivers alimony gags, a bit of PC-baiting " and an amusingly grumpy lecture on how nobody knows anything The decision to postpo…
The yearly festival is a celebration of entertainment, art, rain, booze, cobbles and closeness to strangers. Roll on 2021 ... Remotely entertaining: Edinburgh highlights beamed to your livi…
When you've shared jokes since childhood, you can be brutally honest with each other. Flo & Joan and Ruby Wax's daughters, Maddy and Marina Bye, on becoming family double acts They've b…
Alan Partridge's Sidekick Simon takes it out on his own hapless wingman " but Enya's repeated interruptions slow the flow I've missed live comedy very much since the closure of theatres. But…
Originally planned as an Edinburgh show, You Build the Thing You Think You Are is now a film " and a different proposition to live-streamed lockdown comedy Joz Norris's new experiment starts…
Bec Hill, Laura Davis and Eshaan Akbar can be watched on this online home for comedy's rising stars and circuit regulars With gig venues closed, where do you turn for your comedy fix? You ca…
YouTubeBuress revisits the story of his 2017 arrest for disorderly intoxication in an enjoyable online set that uses technology creatively Cross a comedian at your peril. They can put their …
YouTubeIn Stalter's sharply observed, bittersweet character comedy, a string of awkward talkative types bare their souls Disastrous for many comedians, lockdown has propelled others to prom…
Available onlineThe gruff comic from Brooklyn appalls and entertains as he rages against the debauchery of modern America Eddie Pepitone's closest brush with UK fame came in 2012, when the i…
From a daft James Bond spoof to reliving a disastrous audition over Zoom, the Upload comedy extravaganza had some delectable moments As the black hole left by the cancelled Edinburgh fringe …
Coached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants " and thriving online during lockdown 'Let me tell you something more about …