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Ricky Gervais: Humanity review
In his first stand-up show since 2010, The Office co-creator sometimes hits the mark in this special as he shows off his fierce talent and divisive humour.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 13th March 2018Michael McIntyre-mania takes over New York
Much laughter, an encore and two standing ovations later, any fears over whether his very British sense of humour would translate to New York appeared completely extinguished.
Evening Standard, 27th February 2018Sarah Solemani interview
Sarah Solemani on moving to Hollywood, taking on Trump and watching movies with Renee Zellweger.
Radio Times, 27th September 2017#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: Manic Pixie Dream Girls
Manic Pixie Dream Girls is the antidote to pale stale male comedy. A fuck you to crusty chauvinism. It's pure undiluted joy, and ALL of y'all are invited... This is what they had to say...
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 27th July 2017Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein to star in BBC Two comedy
Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein are to star in a new BBC Two comedy drama called The Pact.
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2017Ricky Gervais: Humanity review
In Humanity, he's still on politically incorrect territory. But his fifth show is also his most mature yet, not by sacrificing crassness, but by giving it context.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th June 2017#EdFringe17: Sophie Duker is a Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand-up and chat with rising star, Sophie Duker. Hailing from an improv background, 'performing with posh white boys at university', she more recently made the 'exciting' leap into stand-up comedy. During the Edinburgh Fringe, Sophie is part of the prestigious 'Pleasance Comedy Reserve' and, on the Free Fringe, the 'Manic Pixie Dream Girls'.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 10th May 2017Review - Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais caused a minor media stir recently, when a grieving couple decried his routine about a hypothetical dead baby. Tweeting afterwards about offence, the comic struck me as theoretically correct but insensitive - surely discretion should be the better part of valour and he could spare them the distress of continuing the argument beyond the stage. Yet the incident, which went unmentioned in this Glasgow show, neatly illustrates Humanity's core preoccupation and George Carlin's maxim that it's the comedian's duty to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 6th May 2017Peter Kay's Car Share restores your faith in humanity
I clutch at John and Kayleigh's potential for happiness as if at straws.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 2nd May 2017Ricky Gervais: Humanity review
Ricky Gervais embarks on his first live tour in seven years, and with David Brent: Life On The Road being released in cinemas last summer, fans have been more eager than ever to hear more from the brain behind one of Britain's most iconic sitcoms.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 14th March 2017