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Fay Maschler

quoteWith a single dessert and just two glasses of wine our bill was kept in check - but the effort of doing so was not much funquote

Fay Maschler Babbo Film

Andrew O'Hagan

quoteThis is a film with beautiful performances and a visual style that urges you towards reflectionquote

Andrew O'Hagan Bright Star Theatre

Henry Hitchings

quoteAlthough the first half of Kwei-Armah’s production is pacy, funny and intelligent, the energy level then drops offquote

Henry Hitchings Seize The Day

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Squiz, Islington

quoteI loved this film from start to finish. Take the girlfriend, tell your mum - I'd see it again tomorrow and will buy the dvd.quote

An Education Theatre

Joe, London

quoteI saw this last night and can't remember the last time I was so moved in the theatre.quote

This Much Is True Restaurants

Hiroshi Sugiyama

quoteI have been to many of London's so-called best Japanese restaurants and none have been as good as the food that I've had at Aqua Kyotoquote

Aqua Kyoto

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Shappi

Shappi Khorsandi shines in comedy of terrors

Thanks to numerous television appearances and lashings of talent Shappi Khorsandi is a comedian on the cusp of household-name fame... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Arturo

Quick-change cheek from Arturo Brachetti

In his native Italy Arturo Brachetti is a superstar, but he is unknown here. That is about to change... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Not the Messiah

Pythons power past 40 years on in Not The Messiah

Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry's escape from tweed-growing

Stephen Fry was effortlessly amusing onstage at the Criterion talking about his life in aid of Leukaemia Research... more |  Add your review 

 

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Blackadder Meets Dr Who

Richard Curtis It's the pairing they said would never happen. Blackadder and Dr Who
 
Comedy Michael McIntyre

The timing is right for gifted gagsmith Michael McIntyre

No wonder Michael McIntyre had a huge grin on his face when he did his trademark skip‑walk onto the Wembley stage... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre is laughing all the way to the bank

Michael McIntyre is set to become one of Britain’s wealthiest entertainers, earning up to £10 million from a series of sold-out shows... more |  Add your view 

 
Comedy Ross Noble

Ross Noble's random rambling hits the target

Anything can happen in Noble’s show, Things, which adeptly mixes set pieces with improvisation prompted by talking to fans... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Miss Cupcake

Infinite Variety is all about Miss Cupcake

Infinite Variety is entertaining, good-humoured and cheeky — if a bit thin on the variety factor... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas is a persuasive talker

Can stand-up comedy do politics better than politicians? Mark Thomas certainly thinks so and is generating plenty of giggles while proving it... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Dame Edna Everage

Great Dame’s sequined comeback is distinctly Everage

Dame Edna Everage's show was certainly a notable spectacle in all sorts of ways, but somehow this ambitious revival never really took flight.. more |  Add your review 

 

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Comedy Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne is a hit in London

Ed Byrne is hardly a household name beyond his own des res, yet his London run has just been extended by a fortnight.. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Sean Hughes

What a wonderful whinge by Sean Hughes

Sean Hughes is only 43 years old but life’s slings and arrows have taken their toll.. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Robert Newman

Robert Newman and the origins of WW1

The Greenwich Comedy Festival claims to be London’s biggest comedy festival and while that is a bold claim the line-up is certainly impressive.. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Von Frisch host Robin Ince

The Von Frisch Cabinet of Peculiarities failed to create a buzz

If ever there was an evening for which the phrase “curate’s egg” was appropriate it was The Von Frisch Cabinet of Peculiarities.. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Doug Stanhope

Doug Stanhope tries to bust more taboos

Despite some setbacks, a lacklustre performance by Doug Stanhope trounces most US contemporaries... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy John Bishop

Meet John Bishop - a Mersey motormouth

Edinburgh Comedy John Bishop is simply a gloriously gifted storyteller, following the trend for northern yarn-spinners... more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais shows comedy can be rocket science

Edinburgh comedy: Could this be the point where a wheel falls off the Ricky Gervais bandwagon?.. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Tom Wrigglesworth

Tom Wrigglesworth and Tim Key are award contenders

Edinburgh Comedy When the Edinburgh Comedy Award shortlist is announced on Wednesday a nomination would be just the ticket for .. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Malcolm Mclaren

Anarchy-influenced lecture from Malcolm Mclaren

Edinburgh Comedy: In a career that has taken frequent colourful turns, doing an Edinburgh stand-up show would not seem far-fetched for Malcolm McLaren. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Daniel Kitson

A sublime set, skilfully crafted by Daniel Kitson

Edinburgh comedy: The 2002 Perrier Award winner Daniel Kitson is so far ahead of the comedy game that the rest of the Fringe might as well pack up.. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Sarah Millican

Millican and Richardson are comedians destined for showbiz big-time

Edinburgh comedy: Sarah Millican might be playing the same thimble-sized hut as at last year's Fringe, but she has come a long way in 12 months.. more |  Add your review 

 
Comedy Simon Amstell

Simon Amstell can wrestle gut-wrenching laughs out of his existential angst

Edinburgh comedy: In absolute contrast to his lightweight Never Mind The Buzzcocks persona, Simon Amstell in the flesh is frank, philosophical and painfully funny.. more |  Add your review 

 
 
 


 
 
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