He describes himself as a “national trinket” but to the crowd at Norwich’s Theatre Royal I’m sure treasure would be a more accurate label for Julian Clary.
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I wish my one liners were as good as Stewart Francis’.
Explore MoreRomance and Adventure was what the tour title promised; what was
delivered was closer to angst.
A veteran stand-up act, this is Fred Macaulay’s first tour of England – but hopefully it won’t be the affable Scotsman’s last.
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Here’s some free advice for comedians thinking of going on tv: make sure you’ve got enough material left for touring.
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Terry Alderton is an odd man. And this was an odd show.
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Some comics take a ponderous pace, carefully building to a crescendo; their act is finely wrought and honed over agonising hours of rehearsal and contemplation.
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For a man who professes to dislike the internet so much, Stewart Lee is an ardent fan on one of its trendiest aspects: the meme.
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Americans are all too often the butt of easy jokes these days. Rich Hall is one very good reason why they shouldn’t be.
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Steve Hughes opened his set at Norwich Playhouse tonight with a joke about the length of the flight between his native Australia and the UK.
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This is one of the hardest reviews I’ve ever written.
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Adam Hills opens shows in his latest tour with a warning: he doesn’t have a planned set, he’ll mostly spend the gig talking to the audience, and it could go very wrong.
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Jack Whitehall may not be fresh meat on the comedy circuit any more, but he could still do with some more seasoning.
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Watching Russell Kane on stage is like setting light to a box of fireworks: you get a constant stream of explosions, you never quite know where they’ll end up, but you can’t help getting excited watching the bangs.
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