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Tom Wrigglesworth and Tim Key are award contenders

2009-08-24T23:00:00Z

Edinburgh Comedy When the Edinburgh Comedy Award shortlist is announced on Wednesday a nomination would be just the ticket for

A sublime set, skilfully crafted by Daniel Kitson

2009-08-19T23:00:00Z

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

Dazzling diary of a death deferred at Traverse

2009-08-11T23:00:00Z

Edinburgh Theatre: The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church and East 10th showcase talent at the Traverse.

Street violence spills into home in Orphans

2009-08-09T23:00:00Z

Edinburgh Theatre: Family loyalties are stretched to breaking point and beyond on the gang-ridden streets in Orphan.

Ben Moor's upside-down world

2008-11-03T00:00:00Z

Ben Moor is obsessed with the past and future. In his latest intriguing monologue, Not Everything Is Significant, he unites his fixations.

Memories of home in 66a Church Road

2008-08-10T23:00:00Z

Daniel Kitson has plumped for the homespun theatrical storytelling style of Alan Bennett. The result is the treat of the Fringe.

Bearded wonder in a league of his own

2008-06-15T23:00:00Z

If Daniel Kitson has a fault, it's his awareness of his own brilliance - a quality that was very much to the fore at the comedian's hilarious summer blow-out.

Prepare to be enchanted at Open Air Theatre

2008-06-04T15:40:40Z

Regent's Park has unlocked the gates of its Open Air Theatre for 2008 with entertainment ranging from Shakespeare productions to comedy nights.

Chaotic end of an era

2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

Last Night at the Red Rose trod a gloriously chaotic line between sentimentality and anarchy, bringing the curtain down on the Finsbury Park club after two decades.

Master of audience manipulation

2007-08-13T23:00:00Z

Daniel Kitson showed a masterly ability to manipulate his Edinburgh audience and is more magical than Harry Potter.

Critic's choice: top comedy shows

2007-07-26T10:42:36Z

Catch Chopper Reid in London this weekend before he heads off to Edinburgh while Rhona Cameron returns to her stand-up roots at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

Edinburgh Festival highlights

2007-07-24T08:54:19Z

From theatre to comedy, music and film, our critics pick the best of the Edinburgh Festival.

Is Edinburgh killing comedy?

2007-07-24T08:10:48Z

With a record 2,050 shows this year, Bruce Dessau asks if The Edinburgh Fringe has become a victim of its own success.

Critic's choice: top comedy nights

2007-06-14T08:29:16Z

Bruce Dessau picks the best comedy nights in London over the weekend including great acts previewing their Edinburgh shows and Ed Byrne at the Open Air Theatre, Regents Park.

Critic's choice: top five comedy

2007-06-07T09:47:14Z

Mark Thomas is at the Tricycle, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Al Murray all line-up at the Lyric Hammersmith, and Daniel Kitson kicks off the Sunday season of al fresco gigs this weekend.

Critic's choice: top comedy shows

2007-05-03T14:20:03Z

A UK answer to American Def Comedy shows, Perrier-nominated feisty Aussie Sarah Kendall and the Brighton Festival Fringe all make Bruce Dessau's comedy picks of the week.

Fame of the flop-fringed funster

2007-04-22T23:00:00Z

If you want comedy to solve the Riddle of the Sphinx look elsewhere, but for simple gagsmithery combined with sublime improv Michael McIntyre is hard to beat.

New spin on old victims

2007-02-08T00:00:00Z

Ed Byrne's show is about is a witty man spending 90 minutes being mostly mildly frustrated by modern life. As such it frequently raises a laugh without really raising the roof, says Bruce Dessau.

The cultural highlights of 2006

2006-12-29T12:41:51Z

From the triumph of Frost/Nixon to pop divas demanding equal opportunities, and a West End song and dance, our critics reflect on 2006.

Something funny's going on in the capital

2006-10-25T14:06:14Z

The Borat movie, starring London's Sacha Baron Cohen, is hailed as one of the most hilarious films in years, while the capital's comedy clubs brim with young talent. We're gagging for it.

Critic's Choice: Top Five Comedy Shows

2006-09-28T12:40:03Z

This week's best comedy bits include wiry Irishman Ed Byrne and compatriot Dara O'Briain, while deadpan Norman Lovett makes a return to the live comedy circuit.