How has Motherland writer Helen Serafinowicz followed up her TV hits? With a rollicking, sub-Game of Thrones epic based on a Liverpudlian legend. Will the happy couple go and see it? The ben…
Royal Albert Hall, LondonDavies uses his ostentatiously puerile sense of humour to fine comic effect, with a series of stories capturing his long struggle to get over himself Hold forth for …
In a riotous show, Garry Starr dons a tailcoat, flippers and little else to re-enact a bookshelf full of classics. Would you help him bring The Jungle Book to life? Comedy smash-hits come in…
Cliffs Pavilion, SouthendIn a show of two halves, the caustic standup is at her best when rolling her eyes at the weaker sex, but her post-interval crowd-counselling doesn't quite cut it How…
Assembly Rooms, EdinburghThe impressionist mixes modern politics with blasts from the past in a witty show that sticks to familiar ground Topical comedy meets a trip down memory lane at Rory…
Soho theatre, LondonChatty waiters, visiting the loo in company and overinvesting in sexual role-play are uproariously discussed alongside covers of Madonna, Britney and Dolly Parton For fan…
Soho theatre, LondonIt's not as big-hitting as her debut but this sophomore comedy show proves Gray is a brilliant entertainer and wind-up merchant To say that Jordan Gray made an eye-catch…
Underbelly Boulevard, LondonDylan MarcAurele's musical comedy couldn't be trashier but there's fun to be had mixing twerking with 1400s Tuscany The Pope vapes, Michelangelo uses Zoom, and Le…
Richmond theatre, London Ted Lasso star's return as his camp and bumptious northern know-it-all alter ego also makes room for more of the real Mohammed The last time I …
Soho Theatre, LondonWhether singing or crawling cleavage-first over the shoulders of her crowd, the eccentric diva asks what an artist should do in such ominous times 'I do think in 90 mins,…
Riverside Studios, LondonHumour abounds in this Star Wars-themed cabaret, as Boba Fett bumps and grinds while Han Solo and Chewbacca share a Backstreet Boys number Might there be an overlap …
Dropping the droll, self-obsessed character from his early standup shows, the comic and TV star is swapping millennial irony for the sincerity of song There was a time when comedians weren't…
Soho theatre, LondonThe drag queen's latest intermingling of Annie Lennox covers, southern gothic literature, Judy Garland and family anecdotes is a bravura feat of idiosyncratic connection …
Underbelly Boulevard, London Eschewing the customary conjuror's hype, Frayne's new show follows traumatic illness and delivers high excitement in an unusually low key What do you get when yo…
It's got sex jokes, Hitler gags and endless gallows humour. The comedian once famed for being 'ignorant-arrogant' reveals why she's written a show about the deaths of her stepmother and the …
Brighton DomeUnderpinned by standup craftsmanship as effortless as it is meticulous, Gilligan continues to prove his gift for bringing everyday scenarios to life There are shaggy dog stories…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonAt 65, Eclair has faced down adversity, her own ego, sexism and the menopause " and always found a way to keep cheerfully telling the tales Standup show or book t…
Lafayette, LondonAn irreverent mix of erotic trapeze, penis tricks and audience participation won't disappoint groups out for a laugh " and a gasp If anything needs its own word, surely it's…
Glee Club, GlasgowThe hugely popular 'King of the Povvos' is a charismatic host, but is yet to prove that he can make his online material strong enough for the stage 'Does anyone not know wh…
The standup is hitting new heights of pastiche with Clementine, a riotous one-woman show about a Regency belle seeking a tailcoated beau. As the Edinburgh hit goes on tour, Minnitt explains …
Capitol theatre, HorshamHill at 60 remains so joyful and daft that you will never stop chuckling for long Some people's art evolves over time. If you're waiting for Harry Hill's to do so " c…
Theatre Royal BrightonBob Golding, Simon Cartwright and Damian Williams, who have played the comedy giants before, summon them like spirits to the stage in this tribute 'You tell 'em a joke …
The chummy everyman seemed to let his facade slip as he brutally ejected two hecklers from a recent gig " a misstep that showed he's out of touch with the current cut-and-thrust of standup P…
Oxford PlayhouseMorphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style 'Sick of comedy, sick of me, sick of my own thoughts…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Yorkshireman's half-banal half-profound ruminations on the subject of sight won me over A career that might be more successful if only he could describe to people wha…