Comedy working can be as much about the
surroundings as the material, and this surprising venue has a fantastic
atmosphere.
Comedy gigs can be quite different things nowadays. In the past a comedian might rock up in the afternoon, pick up an Evening News, scan for a few local funnies and chuck them in at the beginning to make it seem like they cared about each stop on their deadening 147-night tour.
Explore MoreMusic has the power to soothe a savage breast – but that’s not everyone’s reaction to the onslaught of festive tunes that blasts out of shop speakers at an increasingly early point in the calendar each year.
Explore MoreFor someone with such an established career in stand up, Ed Byrne spends a surprising amount of time looking at his shoes.
Explore MoreThere’s nothing like setting the bar high: the ‘set’ for the opening show of David O’Doherty’s two night run at Norwich Playhouse consists solely of the words “Not too bad” marked out with masking tape on the back curtain.
Explore MoreIt’s probably only in Norwich that one of the biggest laughs Dara Ó Briain could draw was by drinking a glass of water.
Explore MoreIt wasn’t entirely clear why Sean Hughes was on stage for much of his two-hour show at the Norwich Playhouse on Thursday.
Explore MoreMusic and comedy can be difficult bedfellows – getting one right
is tricky enough, let alone perfecting the two together.
There’s a special belly laugh reserved for watching things go horribly wrong – and this show has belly laugh moments in spades.
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What drives an 87-year-old man to spend two hours on a Norwich stage? For Sir Bruce Forsyth, the answer seems to be a genuine love of entertaining.
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Canadian comedian Stewart Francis is back with a new tour called Pun Gent – but not all his jokes are that kindly.
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Mirror balls, muscular men in short-cropped jeans, and, er, the Iron Lady? It might not be an obvious combination but this show is an exuberant delight.
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There may have been a plot somewhere deep in Milton Jones’ latest show, but it really didn’t matter.
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Talking about comedy is seldom that funny, so aiming for an entertaining history of it was a brave move for the Reduced Shakespeare Comedy.
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Mark Watson thinks he’s flawed; his performance at the Norwich Playhouse suggests a lot of comic virtue.
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