British Comedy Guide

The Secret Reviewer #36: Stand-Up and be Counted

The Secret Reviewer

Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Comedians step up in a crisis.

I know it's a drop in the ocean of global misery right now, but working out an appropriate way to respond to the latest international catastrophe is causing a lot of existential angst within the being-funny-for-a-living community.

And among those of us who write about them. I embarked on this intro just as news broke that Russia's generals had been asked to break out the nuclear-button briefcases, which did make you wonder if it was...

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Published: Wednesday 2nd March 2022

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