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Here are the latest external articles about live comedy.
Jin Hao Li review
Adorably spiky, wonderfully absurd, well-crafted comedy.
Ben Breen, A Young(ish) Perspective, 3rd February 2025
Nina Conti review
Virtuoso ventriloquist delivers unique night.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd February 2025
Hajar J. Woodland: How I crossed the line from devout Muslim to stand-up comedian
After years of being told I was 'too loud', I've found my voice.
Hajar J. Woodland, The Spectator, 3rd February 2025
Amy Gledhill review
Delightfully bawdy take on serious subjects.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 3rd February 2025
Rob Auton: The Eyes Open And Shut Show review
The Yorkshireman's half-banal half-profound ruminations on the subject of sight won me over.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd February 2025
Rob Auton: The Eyes Open And Shut Show review
Auton - with the soul of a poet - is funny, self-deprecating, eager to please and brimful of hope.
Giles Broadbent, The Spy In The Stalls, 2nd February 2025
Inside No 9: Stage/Fright review
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith turn into their own live tribute act.
Susannah Clapp, The Observer, 2nd February 2025
Mark Steel: "At 16, I thought I'd help transform the world into a socialist arena of peace and justice. I'm not sure we've managed it"
The comedian on liberating a budgie, stealing carrier bags, and his recent brush with death.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 1st February 2025
Chris McCausland: "It's a dream to sell out comedy tour in home city"
Chris McCausland has said it is a "dream come true" to sell out his stand-up tour in his home city of Liverpool, but admitted there was an "extra pressure" performing in front of his family and friends.
BBC, 1st February 2025Tim Harding's comedy diary
Sketch group Crybabies were recording two episodes of their upcoming radio series. It was the most I've laughed at anything for a very long time.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 31st January 2025
Lee Ridley on life as a disabled comedian and living through lockdown
Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, is a disabled comedian with cerebral palsy. He talks to Disability Horizons about what motivated him to get into comedy, how his life has changed since winning Britain's Got Talent in 2018 and what life has been like since being in lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Zubee Kibria, Disability Horizons, 31st January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
This dark double act mark 30 years of gruesome comedy.
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 31st January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
TV mavericks Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have oodles of fun playing with all the possibilities of this new medium.
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton confirm yet again that they are the great storytellers of our time - but something crucial is missing.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright review
You never know what genre an episode of Inside No. 9 will deliver. Cramming all possibilities together, it's little surprise that some of it will be crowded out. But the show is sold out. Inside No. 9 diehards won't care.
Alexander Cohen, Broadway World, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright review
With plenty of jump scares and light flickers, you may find yourself with your hands in front of your face - but don't all the best horrors have you feeling the same way?
Katelyn Mensah, Radio Times, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
This theatre spin-off mainly rehashes the TV show, but diehard fans will be happy.
Anya Ryan, London Theatre, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's two-and-a-half hour stage send-off to their beloved horror anthology is a twisted joy.
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 30th January 2025
More comics announced for Latitude
Mark Watson, Huge Davies, Josh Baulf, Matt Bragg, Thomas Green and US comic Reggie Watts have been added to the line-up.
Chortle, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Fans will enjoy unpicking its snarl of tangled entrails.
Sam Marlowe, The Stage, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright review
The twists, turns and huge surprises need to be seen to be believed and are best experienced yourself - the less you know about this show, the better.
Daz Gale, All That Dazzles, 29th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith prove their mettle with an evening that gives the audience a good laugh - and a valuable fright.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 29th January 2025
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright review
Inspiration runs low in this stage spin-off.
Clive Davis, The Times, 29th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith move from TV to the Wyndham's Theatre with a fascinating, multi-layered piece.
Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times, 29th January 2025
Amy Gledhill review
Gledhill absolutely exudes charm with a compulsive likeability, backed up by the relatability of her material.
Olivia Cox, North West End UK, 29th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton deliver an all-encompassing adaptation.
Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 29th January 2025
Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle review
Oddball comic Brookes cultivates an obsession with the Titanic in this winningly strange new outing.
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 29th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Part smart reinvention and part lazy cash-in.
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 29th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Slick chills in Shearsmith and Pemberton's creepy West End comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
With its confined sets and small cast, the 55 varied stories under the Inside No. 9 umbrella have always had theatrical sensibilities.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th January 2025