Dominic Maxwell

Mandy review

Surely the funniest thing since the end of the world began.

Review - John Cleese: Why There Is No Hope

Fascinating ideas, but they need teasing out.

Fridays Unlocked review

A comedy gig where people brought their own brie.

The Weekly Stand-up with Jason Manford review

Pubs are set to reopen; comedy clubs are not. So the comedian and club owner Jason Manford has taken matters into his own hands.

W1A: Initial Lockdown Meeting review

"Every problem is a solution waiting to happen," Hugh Bonneville says as he reprises his role as the BBC's head of values, Ian Fletcher. And right now he tells four other characters from the satirical sitcom W1A in a mock-Zoom meeting to determine the corporation's lockdown strategy. "We are looking at one of the biggest solutions any of us have ever seen."

Charlie Brooker interview

The creator of Black Mirror is back with a lockdown version of satire show the Wipe, he tells Dominic Maxwell.

Brassic review

Cartoonish capers give us a break from reality.

Mark Watson interview

Dominic Maxwell talks to the comedian as he prepares for Watsonathon, his live show to lighten the lockdown.

John Robins's show The Darkness Of Robins is new to Netflix, but in 2017 it won him top prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The Darkness Of Robins is not a game-changer but it's a bold and winning hour, inspired by Robins's split from his unnamed girlfriend (actually fellow comedian Sara Pascoe).

Robins's ironic celebration of all his newfound freedoms -- unfettered access to power points at the home they used to share, say -- are a masterclass in stand-up comedy. The show flags when it moves too far away from the split, but it ends with tender wisdom as well as real laughs.

New comedy shows to stream at home now

Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother! (****)
Anna Mann: Sketch Show for Depressives (****)