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A Slow Fire at Jermyn Street Theatre review: Ashes to ashes, guff to guff
2+ week, 4+ day ago (744+ words) There’s a strand of speculative fiction that plonks you straight into a boggling scenario, then gives you dribs and drabs of information to decode it, before laying the whole thing painstakingly out. That’s where Simon Stephens’s irritating play comes from....
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Raj Poojara, Freddie Meredith, Katie Boyle
2+ week, 4+ day ago (477+ words) Two acts who are up from London and one over from New York bring their own brands of humour to Edinburgh: reviews of shows performed 24 August, 2026. Immensely likeable stand-up who'll have you smiling along with him The premise for this…...
Fatiha El-Ghorri: Formidably hilarious showing at Hackney Empire
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (204+ words) El-Ghorri is not short on attitude, whether dissing gentrification ("when I'm rich I'm gonna buy a house here just to bring the prices down") or discussing her penchant for having a potty mouth ("I can be clean for the right…...
Two ‘brilliant writers’ claim top gongs at Edinburgh Comedy Awards
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (568+ words) Two “brilliant writers and performers” have won the top gongs at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. SNL UK writer Chris Cantrill and Irish comedian Marty Gleeson have taken home the prize for best comedy show and best newcomer respectively at the…...
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Chelsea Birkby, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Rob Auton, Ed Night
2+ week, 6+ day ago (272+ words) Top class improvised comedy, a veteran of the Fringe does what he does best once again, and a seriously underrated gag machine: reviews of shows performed 22-23 August, 2026. Can Chelsea Birkby shake off her nice girl image? If you're nervous of…...
Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Phil Ellis, Jordan Brookes, Emma Doran and more
1+ week, 4+ day ago (852+ words) (sold out) and London Palladium, 7 February 2027 Front of Phil Ellis’s mind at all times is having fun,...
The Grand Tour fans say they 'can't believe' first reboot trailer
3+ week, 3+ day ago (435+ words) The first official trailer for The Grand Tour reboot has dropped – and gained a rather unexpected response from viewers. The Prime Video series, which was originally hosted by former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, returns…...
Saturday Night Live UK returns with skits mocking Harry, Meghan and Andy Burnham
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (657+ words) Saturday Night Live UK has returned for its second series with a sketch mocking the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s return to England, and poking fun at Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The comedy show opened on Saturday night with a…...
The Grand Tourâs new hosts meet Jenson Button in trailer for new series | The Standard
3+ week, 4+ day ago (479+ words) James Engelsman, Thomas Holland and Francis Bourgeois are seen meeting former Formula One star Jenson Button and testing out muscle cars in the trailer for the new series of The Grand Tour. The trio have taken the reins of the…...
Omid Djalili says comedy is one of the last bastions of truth, amid rise of AI
1+ week, 4+ day ago (444+ words) Omid Djalili has said comedy is “one of the last bastions of truth” in the age of polarised discourse and artificial intelligence. The comedian, 60, who has a new four-part stand-up special on Radio 4, described the world as feeling louder, angrier…...