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Comedy

 

Shappi Khorsandi shines in comedy of terrors
Comedy: Thanks to numerous television appearances and lashings of talent Shappi Khorsandi is a comedian on the cusp of household-name fame.....read

 

Quick-change cheek from Arturo Brachetti
Comedy: In his native Italy Arturo Brachetti is a superstar, but he is unknown here. That is about to change.....read

 

Pythons power past 40 years on in Not The Messiah
Comedy: Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin. ....read

 

Stephen Fry's escape from tweed-growing
Comedy: Stephen Fry was effortlessly amusing onstage at the Criterion talking about his life in aid of Leukaemia Research.....read

 

The timing is right for gifted gagsmith Michael McIntyre
Comedy: No wonder Michael McIntyre had a huge grin on his face when he did his trademark skip‑walk onto the Wembley stage.....read

 

Michael McIntyre is laughing all the way to the bank
Comedy: Michael McIntyre is set to become one of Britain’s wealthiest entertainers, earning up to £10 million from a series of sold-out shows.....read

 

Ross Noble's random rambling hits the target
Comedy: Anything can happen in Noble’s show, Things, which adeptly mixes set pieces with improvisation prompted by talking to fans.....read

 

Infinite Variety is all about Miss Cupcake
Comedy: Infinite Variety is entertaining, good-humoured and cheeky — if a bit thin on the variety factor.....read

 

Mark Thomas is a persuasive talker
Comedy: Can stand-up comedy do politics better than politicians? Mark Thomas certainly thinks so and is generating plenty of giggles while proving it.....read

 

Great Dame’s sequined comeback is distinctly Everage
Comedy: Dame Edna Everage's show was certainly a notable spectacle in all sorts of ways, but somehow this ambitious revival never really took flight....read

 

Ed Byrne is a hit in London
Comedy: Ed Byrne is hardly a household name beyond his own des res, yet his London run has just been extended by a fortnight....read

 

What a wonderful whinge by Sean Hughes
Comedy: Sean Hughes is only 43 years old but life’s slings and arrows have taken their toll....read

 

Robert Newman and the origins of WW1
Comedy: 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....read

 

The Von Frisch Cabinet of Peculiarities failed to create a buzz
Comedy: If ever there was an evening for which the phrase “curate’s egg” was appropriate it was The Von Frisch Cabinet of Peculiarities....read

 

Doug Stanhope tries to bust more taboos
Comedy: Despite some setbacks, a lacklustre performance by Doug Stanhope trounces most US contemporaries.....read

 

Meet John Bishop - a Mersey motormouth
Comedy: Edinburgh Comedy John Bishop is simply a gloriously gifted storyteller, following the trend for northern yarn-spinners.....read

 

Ricky Gervais shows comedy can be rocket science
Comedy: Edinburgh comedy: Could this be the point where a wheel falls off the Ricky Gervais bandwagon?....read

 

Tom Wrigglesworth and Tim Key are award contenders
Comedy: Edinburgh Comedy When the Edinburgh Comedy Award shortlist is announced on Wednesday a nomination would be just the ticket for ....read

 

Anarchy-influenced lecture from Malcolm Mclaren
Comedy: 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. ....read

 

A sublime set, skilfully crafted by Daniel Kitson
Comedy: 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....read

 

Millican and Richardson are comedians destined for showbiz big-time
Comedy: 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....read

 

Simon Amstell can wrestle gut-wrenching laughs out of his existential angst
Comedy: Edinburgh comedy: In absolute contrast to his lightweight Never Mind The Buzzcocks persona, Simon Amstell in the flesh is frank, philosophical and painfully funny....read

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