Interview: Stuart Laws
Sarah Stringer
Stuart Laws is all over the comedy industry: he does his own stand-up, he hosts collaborative shows like Pub Games and Michael Caine parodies with other comedians, and he directs…
Review: Joseph Morpurgo – Highlander 70
Joseph Morpurgo returns with a new live show after some years, and it reaches his high standards. He’s written a comedy play based on a single object that he pillages…
Review: Salty Brine – How Strange It Is
Alex Finch
This is the fourth time I’ve seen Salty Brine and The Living Record Collection, and yet it’s still a little tricky to describe exactly what takes place in one of…
5 Political Stand-Up Specials on YouTube, From the Last 5 Years
Sometimes, people say there is isn’t political stand-up comedy these days, not like there used to be. I disagree with this; there’s a wide range of comedians out there in…
Review: Grace Petrie concert
Reviewing a music concert may seem a bit outside the scope of a comedy website, but folk singer/songwriter Grace Petrie fits so naturally into the world of comedy that in…
Review: Catherine Bohart – Borrowing Trouble
Some people say performing stand-up comedy is like therapy. Catherine Bohart’s latest show discusses how some forms of therapy, like knockoff app-based ones, and stand-up comedy, don’t work as well…
Stand-up special review: Stuart Laws – Three-Way
Stuart Laws is known for high-concept stand-up hours, playing silly characters as he unravels the intricacies of absurd scenarios. But in recent years, he’s done stand-up about his real life,…
TV Review: Alley Cats
Simon Huxtable
I’d heard rumours. “There’s a new Gervais incoming,” whispered a friend. “It’s got cats in it”. I dismissed it as a lie: “What would Gervais want with cats?” I scoffed.…
Review: Scout Boxall – God’s Favourite
This show had a lot of buzz around it, coming out of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and as it transferred to London, it lives up to the hype. God’s Favourite…
Film Review: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
David Wain’s not particularly well known on this side of the pond, which feels quite appalling as the man’s responsible for some of the funniest tv and movie comedy of…