Like Ross Noble minus the surreal garnish, Amiable Aussie Adam Hills blends improvised chats with audience members with his own polished patter... more
Last week he was at the Hollywood Bowl, this weekend a park in St Albans. It might not have had the same sexy ring, but Eddie Izzard likes his gigs to be special... more
Miranda Hart has a special place in the hearts of professional women, for whom her ill-starred combination of striving and pratfall rings all too true... more
Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months.
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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.... more
Unashamedly middle-class jokesmith Michael McIntyre is one of the most gifted performers to emerge in years. If you can bag a ticket for his fast-selling Soho run you should be in for a treat.... more
Frenetic sketches from Laurence & Gus, Nick Doody putting the boot in on organised religion, and magic tricks from Ross Noble look-a-like Pete Firman are all among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks.... more
Ed Byrne vents his anger at the Riverside Studios, Pete Firman brings a bit of magic to NW1 and stage newcomers get the chance to rub shoulders with a film star at the Maestro Impro Show.... more
Straggly-haired Geordie Ross Noble now lives in the Australian outback but his annual UK visit is a reminder of what a formidable freestyle stand-up he is.... more
Ross Noble is back in the capital for his UK tour, three big name stand-ups top the bill at the Bloomsbury Theatre and Felix Dexter hits the stage at the Catford Broadway.... more
Australian Pete Jonas and American Erich McElroy pick fault with Britain's bad food and bad transport, Mark Watson tackles teenage muggers and Doug Stanhope lives up to the hype with his Soho run.... more
This is clearly the year of the comedy Russells. There is the all-conquering Russell Brand, lunatic newcomer Russell Kane and, in the destined-for-greatness corner, Russell Howard.... more
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