Everything Bob Marley sings lifts the heart. This musical is a huge affirmation of that heart and humanity, and it’ll be hard to stop me buying another ticket.
NANETTE – Soho Theatre
In Nanette, Gadsby breaks down this joke structure as she expertly plays the audience, slowly lengthening the time delay between tension and release.
THE COOLEST KID IN COMPETITIVE CHESS – #EdFringe
Is there a style of comedy that Steen Raskopolous hasn’t mastered? Having found the Australian comedian as half of improvisation duo The Bear Pack, I knew how quick-witted he is.
THE HATE SPEECH TOUR – Manchester
Andrew Lawrence’s The Hate Speech Tour mocks the obsession with political correctness, whilst dealing with the difficulties of fatherhood, as well as everyday life.
SHAPPI KHORSANDI: Oh My Country – Touring
The comedian and author, who continues to tour through 2017, celebrates her 40th year in Britain by expressing her love for her adopted land through a series of comedic, satirical anecdotes.
ZOE LYONS: LITTLE MISFIT – Touring
Little Misfit is a sensational and exciting hour of reflective and at times quite political comedy. Lyons perfectly balances her personal experiences and world issues, making her performance current and relevant as well as warm and engaging.
Greater Manchester Fringe 2016: The Sketch Men – Attempted Jokes
‘Failed’ actors Jack and Zach returned to Manchester as The Sketch Men, attempting to woo the crowd of the Joshua Brooks with their comical scenarios, accompanied by aspiring comedian Johnny Molyneux
Greater Manchester Fringe 2016: Fast Fringe with Justin Moorhouse
The Manchester Fast Fringe festival at the Dancehouse was a visual montage of the best jokes and gags from up and coming comedians due to perform at the festival, all comically led on from one another by Manchester’s own Justin Moorhouse.
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BY FAR THE GREATEST TEAM – The Lowry, Salford
Manchester-based Monkeywood Theatre Company, recipients of The Stage Door Foundation Award and Associate Artists of The Lowry are back with their most ambitious and exciting production yet. Always showing a commitment to their Northern locality, By Far The Greatest Team is a new production about the football community in Manchester, the rivalry between Manchester United and Manchester City and a place where you are either born ‘a red’ or ‘a blue’.
HAL CRUTTENDEN – THE TOUGH LUVVIE – Touring
Hal Cruttenden’s returns to The Lowry in Salford to perform a special one-off performance of one of his most successful routines to date – his “Tough Luvvie” show. Ahead of touring his new show entitled “Straight Otta Cruttenden”, he has chosen the Quays Theatre to record the official DVD of his “Tough Luvvie” tour. Playing to a full house in the Quays Theatre, he proves that he is a charming and energetic stand-up comedian with a wealth of material, intelligence and wit.
LUISA OMIELAN – The Lowry
Following the success of Luisa Omielan’s last show What Would Beyonce Do, she has been catapulted into stardom and earned her stripes as a feisty, forthright and frankly downright funny stand-up comic. There has been a real buzz of publicity around Luisa Omielan’s latest show, Am I Right Ladies – she has made the headlines for stripping down to her spanx and the popular ‘thigh gap’ video went viral and totted up more than 10 million views on Facebook alone.
Review: Jeremy Hardy (Richmond Theatre)
I think Jeremy Hardy’s show was very good…Every time I woke up, people seemed to be laughing. That’s a slight exaggeration of course but despite the fact I’m a big Jeremy Hardy fan and try never to miss his appearances on radio, two and a half hours is a long set for any stand-up comedian, […]
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