Brighton CentreIn Settling Down, the standup promises more mature work to match his imminent parenthood but the material remains superficial A new comedian struggles to be born in Jack White…
The duo's First Final UK Tour is more amusing than astonishing but demonstrates what drew them to the confounding craft in the first place Penn & Teller's professional relationship is al…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Indian standup's Unalive show is stronger for its satire on her native country's super-rich than its mild, middling musings on coronavirus A show of two halves, this…
Soho theatre, LondonReminiscing about her Irish upbringing, and later being wallflowered at children's parties, Doran is an assured if reticent performer 'One of the hottest young stars in I…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Irish drag queen and activist, AKA Rory O'Neill, feelingly recounts her journey in a country long hostile to difference What am I for any more? That's the question th…
In the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye " but here's a selection of those we've already reviewed Richard Marsh has clearly seen Die …
Komedia, BrightonThe standup delivers the finest set of his career " touching on fatherhood, bin bags and Van Gogh Lego You could watch John Kearns' act for a long time before thinking of Va…
Royal Festival Hall, LondonIn a quietly confident show with gags from the sophisticated to the stupid, the comic is consistently enjoyable There's something for everyone in a Phil Wang show.…
The standup has successfully used laughter as a balm, creating a safe space for himself and the audience to engage with this most difficult of subjects The death of a loved one. It's the lea…
Criterion theatre, LondonCaroline Leslie's production sends up the less problematic Victorian foibles with a terrifically spirited barrage of juicy one-liners, blunt anachronisms and pleasin…
Arts Depot, LondonHe's a celebrity and he got out of there, as we learn during this lively standup set with a reality TV slant " Matt Hancock gossip included Babatunde Aléshé flunked his f…
Hackney Empire, London You'd expect bawdy lines delivered with deadpan frankness from the rising TV comedian, but injections of knockabout physicality raise her stage showpiece to higher joy…
Soho theatre, London Torn between wifely duty and her dream to become the Jewish Barbra Streisand, this would-be star finds an in-between world of outrageous comedy A teenage winner of Boreh…
Brace, who has died aged 43, was a hugely talented playwright, dramaturg and director who worked on a string of hits including One-Woman Show and Age Is a Feeling "The most high-profile dire…
The controversial standup brings big cartoonish energy to his first tour since 2018, delivering a set of self-mockery and dismay at bizarre behaviour Kevin Hart is back in the UK on his firs…
Despite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les Patterson Barry Humphries, Australian …
The Hawth, CrawleyThe standup's new show takes a while to get going, but squares up to hitting 50 with material finely balanced between the thoughtful and the uproarious Given how often comi…
The Stables, Milton KeynesThe man who shamed Trump and Blatter turns his gaze inward for an evening of self-reflective standup "Anonymous prankster" is what the media calls Simon Brodkin, a …
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targets On one day in 2021 two major life events " one terr…
Meet the Richardsons sees the married standups play fictional versions of themselves " but that doesn't mean reality doesn't creep in from time to time "We don't stay in posh hotels in Londo…
Cambridge JunctionThe Londoner is argumentative, entertaining and full of bracing good sense as he catalogues his personal experiences of racism "What's your favourite racism?" With this que…
Pleasance theatre, LondonA doctor himself, the standup delivers breezy tales along with on-the-nose points on how black medics are viewed All standups operating in the space between medicine…
In the standup's first solo set since the huge success of their queer romcom Feel Good, we are taken on an emotional rollercoaster with confidence and charm It's always interesting to see a …
Not Dead Yet addresses the return of Godley's ovarian cancer. But mostly it is a celebratory farewell from a performer who has welcomed the crowd into her remarkable life Not Dead Yet is Jan…
Soho theatre, LondonAustralian comic delivers a compelling but messy exploration of grief " but where's the bear? The "dead dad" show has become a standup genre unto itself in recent years "…