Owners review – Caryl Churchill’s 1970s housing comedy is still bleakly relevant | Theatre

Owners review – Caryl Churchill’s 1970s housing comedy is still bleakly relevant | Theatre

This revival of Caryl Churchill’s pungent 1972 comedy about the battle for home ownership and the perils of renting is both rare and timely. The play was first staged as house prices... Read more »
Liz Kingsman: ‘The more we showcase women’s negative qualities, the stronger we get’ | Comedy

Liz Kingsman: ‘The more we showcase women’s negative qualities, the stronger we get’ | Comedy

What does it mean to capture the zeitgeist? Liz Kingsman isn’t sure, but whatever it is, she has caught it in her efficiently titled One Woman Show, which arrives in the West... Read more »
Sam McArdle’s one-man black comedy THE MANNY to have world premiere at King’s Head Theatre

Sam McArdle’s one-man black comedy THE MANNY to have world premiere at King’s Head Theatre

Sam McArdle has announced the world premiere of his one-man dark comedy show, The Manny, at London’s King’s Head Theatre from 10–14 January 2023. McArdle writes, produces and stars in this comedy... Read more »
Greenwich Comedy Festival showcases at the National Maritime Museum September – South London News

Greenwich Comedy Festival showcases at the National Maritime Museum September – South London News

Greenwich Comedy Festival, the capital’s annual showcase of the best names in comedy, is set to light up the lawns of the National Maritime Museum next month from September 14-18. Stewart Lee,... Read more »

Ed Sheeran cast in comedy Sumotherhood

Bang Showbiz 1 February 2022 Ed Sheeran will star in ‘Sumotherhood’ Ed Sheeran has cast in the comedy movie ‘Sumotherhood’ as part of an all-star ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Saunders and... Read more »
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Last Woman on Earth With Sara Pascoe: Her unusual London career before comedy and how abortion joke on breakfast TV got her in trouble

Sara Pascoe is well known as one of the funniest women in stand-up and has had scores of TV panel show appearances as well as dramatic roles to her name over the... Read more »
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Escape your comfort zone: I have a mortal, lifelong fear of public speaking. Can I be cured? | Comedy

I am in the pub. It is dark, loud and at full capacity. Sitting with a group of people, my mind drifts towards something funny that happened at work. I wonder if... Read more »
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Berk’s Nest Announce Brand New Comedy Spectacular In South London!

Berk’s Nest have announced LIVE AT THE CLAPHAM GRAND, a comedy spectacular on the last Friday of every month in London’s South West . See the hottest names in comedy come together... Read more »
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Iconic comedy venue Eventim Apollo’s special tribute to Sean Lock

London’s famous Eventim Apollo has paid tribute to comedian Sean Lock by changing its headline display in his memory. The star of TV and stand-up comedy died from cancer aged 58, his... Read more »
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Tony Hendra dies at 79 : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide

Cambridge-educated satirist additionally edited National Lampoon and launched Spitting Image Tony Hendra, the veteran comedy author who performed Spinal Tap’s supervisor Ian Faith within the 1984 rock mockumentary, has died at the... Read more »