Rhys James
- 33 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and writer
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Rhys James on comedy and social media
The standup takes time off his Edinburgh duties to explain why gifs, memes and tweets are now a vital part of a comedian's job.
Rhys James, The Guardian, 9th August 2016ComedyReviewer top tips 2016
Includes James Acaster and Nish Kumar.
@ComedyReviewer, @ComedyReviewer, 5th August 2016Top ten Edinburgh Fringe shows from Theatre Weekly
There are over 3000 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, so how do you even begin to decide what to see? To give you some help we've chosen our Top Ten Edinburgh Fringe Hot Favourites for the month ahead.
Theatre Weekly, 4th August 2016Latitude: reflections on a weekend of comedy
Latitude has often used the tag-line 'more than just a music festival' and with an extensive arts line-up that's certainly true. The Suffolk festival has also grown into one of the largest comedy programmes on the circuit. The tents may now have been dismantled, but Fergus Morgan reflects back on a weekend's mirth in the festival's purple comedy arena.
Fergus Morgan, The Reviews Hub, 20th July 2016The 15th series of the panel show perennial continues. With the hardcore crew reduced to just Dara O Briain and team captain Hugh Dennis, the combative atmosphere of previous seasons has receded even further. If the flurry of punchlines used to feel like comedic mixed martial arts, now there is more of a swingball vibe. Rob Beckett, Gary Delaney, Ed Gamble, Zoe Lyons and Rhys James are the guests putting topical events through the wringer in search of zingers.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 1st July 2016Preview: Battersea Barge Fringe Previews
Featuring Max & Ivan, Joel Dommett, Kieran Hodgson, Stuart Goldsmith, Adam Hess, Rhys James & more.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st June 2016@elevenish - bonkers, biting, brilliant
Offbeat TV comedy has been in the doldrums since the likes of The Mighty Boosh, but a strange new show called @elevenish may just change all that.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 11th May 2016This topical comedy show brings together young British comics, including Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Rhys James, Ellie White and Jamie Demetriou. It feels like a scattershot ensemble, but makes slightly more sense when you learn this is being positioned as a reboot of The 11 O'Clock Show, the late-90s format that helped to shape the current comedy mainstream by employing everyone from Ricky Gervais to Sacha Baron Cohen, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Charlie Brooker and Robert Popper.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 17th March 2016ITV2 orders new topical comedy show @elevenish
ITV2 is to launch @elevenish, a new topical comedy series written and performed by up-and-coming comic talent.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2016Rhys James review - standup with a superiority complex
The 24-year-old comedian is charming and verbally virtuosic sending up his own white privilege, but can't bring himself to be profound.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th February 2016