Lyric Hammersmith, LondonA streetwise Jack sells his cow for a tin of baked beans in this sugar rush of a show, which is underpinned with an anti-greed moral about the collective good Your e…
Soho theatre, LondonThe tale of two 'mucky northern oiks' on a quest for success is less important than the joyful jokes, backchat and smutty puns en route The barely realised comic play, fo…
Dorking HallsPlayful material about Pascoe's life on the celebrity B-list is eclipsed by a heartfelt second act focused on private truths about new motherhood Sara Pascoe isn't the first com…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonAfter his show was pulled from the Edinburgh fringe, the comic continues his efforts to outrage, resulting in deep discomfort as well as bleak brilliance "Winner of…
Cambridge JunctionThe political comedian's new touring show takes on Liz Truss and the Tories but too often swaps subtlety for stridency Mark Thomas's last show drew on his lifetime of polit…
Palace theatre, SouthendThe manic 35-year-old riffs on pregnancy, childbirth and how she can make the world a less sexist place for her 10-month-old daughter The comedian reconsidering her l…
The standup is returning to the stage to welcome us back into his lovably parochial world. But will we ever know the man behind the homely persona? It can't be easy to become the nation's fa…
Graham Fellows' film Father Earth records the Sheffield comedian's trip to Orkney with his dad " and a bid to step out of his alter ego's shadow When I last saw Graham Fellows in character a…
The Vaults, London Slapdash daftness propels Sleeping Trees' glam mashup of a Christmas show, though more risk-taking would summon the magic to really fly Sleeping Trees are known for their …
Soho theatre, LondonLyons raises her personal demons so she can publicly refuse to play by their rules in this complex comedy-horror crossover The eye-popping final sequence of Elf Lyons's R…
Milton Keynes theatreWhile not quite reaching previously attained heights of absurdity, the comic still pulls off a successful stream of nonsense It's been a decade of tumultuous change sinc…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonThe comedian is as spontaneous as ever in this unadorned show featuring a one-ghost campaign to rewild the sanitised customs of All Hallows Eve 'Just a very long-w…
He breezed into the Edinburgh fringe late with just half a show " and won the 'Oscar of comedy'. In his first ever face-to-face interview, the eccentric Aussie standup reveals what's next ('…
Farnham Maltings, Surrey The Portsmouth native is good company, cheerfully goofing around for our entertainment, but the set feels one draft short of its full potential New baby. Spiking anx…
O2 Arena, London The controversial US podcaster finds fertile material challenging society's sensitivities " yet while his standup takes pains to short-circuit offence, fear of emasculation …
Soho theatre, LondonRubina Pabani and Poppy Jay hop between banter, song and comedy skits in a show with a solid emotional and political core You get a particular type of laughter, undergird…
When his show was pulled this summer over reports of nudity, sexism and racism, it caused a furore. In his first major interview since, the comedian explains why he will never tone down his …
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonFine crowd-work, choice joke-writing and a standout set-piece about the comedian's Kafkaesque efforts to trace his birth parents We have Covid to thank for So Where…
Fierce festival, BirminghamThis immersive cabaret invites you into a world of 'goblin core', drag ogres and live art happenings Birmingham's Fierce festival opened this week with a compellin…
Hackney Empire, LondonThe crossword-setting comic has lost none of his zest as he noodles in the nooks and deep-dives into the details Struggling for comedy work under lockdown, Dave Gorman …
The hotly tipped comic was the talk of Edinburgh with his blistering hour of hilariously hollow egomania " and audiences haven't a clue whether to pity or deplore him UK standup has a new su…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe American comedian goes straight for the jugular in a fearlessly off-colour and skilfully constructed show 'Oh, your queen died," says Michelle Wolf, faux-…
Wembley Arena, LondonThe standup returns to the UK with a set on morality, sex and religion that often excels but also stalls with casual misanthropy The last time Louis CK performed major U…
NetflixThe campaigning US satirist covers politics, parenthood and 'the jurisprudence of jokes' in a brash set delivered with major brio You can't accuse Hasan Minhaj of not packing enough i…
Soho theatre, London A brief but brazen set by the HBO series co-star shows a talent in full control of her own brand of scattershot comedy Emmy Award-nominated for playing a standup comedia…