Janey review – behind-the-scenes doc shows standup at her hilarious and heartfelt best

On tour with her daughter after her cancer diagnosis the Scottish national treasure opens up about her life and finds big laughs in the face of deathHere’s a documentary following the Glaswegian standup comic Janey Godley on her Not Dead Yet Tour; in 2…

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‘The outrageousness of what Louis CK did is totally lost’: the film about the backlash faced by his accusers

Sorry/Not Sorry tells the story of the comedian’s sexual misconduct through the eyes of the women who spoke out – and endured a vicious backlash from fans, podcasters and fellow standupsCaroline Suh was once a huge fan of Louis CK, the comedian known f…

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Arnie, Dolph and me: Musclebound, the show working out pleasure, pain and bodybuilding

Growing up, Rosy Carrick was fascinated by Schwarzenegger, Lundgren and other shredded 80s screen stars. Now she is exploring what they helped her realise about her sex lifeIs there a gap between our private desires and the ones we are brave enough to …

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Post your questions for Eddie Izzard

Whether running for parliament or in multiple marathons, performing on film and in multilingual standup, the star will be here to tell you how on earth she does itFrom running 32 marathons in 31 days to performing shows in French, Arabic, German, Russi…

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Sex and the smackdown: the crazy world of wrestling cult comic Andy Kaufman

Why did the Taxi and Saturday Night Live star travel across America paying women $1,000 to wrestle him? Could transcendental meditation have had anything to do with it?By the time he died in 1984 of lung cancer aged only 35, Andy Kaufman had wrestled m…

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Is it time to embrace badly behaved audiences? | Eva Wiseman

There’s always a lot of harrumphing about loud eating, talking, arriving late, sex and even throwing things at the stage… But isn’t a bawdy audience is what a live performance is all about?I hadn’t realised what a very, very good girl I was until I cau…

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Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson review – feverishly funny sendup

Assembly George Square, EdinburghGrace stars as the Black Widow actor to poke fun at cross-racial casting, in an intricate takedown of fixed identity that will leave your mind buzzing‘An actor can do anything they want – as long as they mean well when …

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Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson review – feverishly funny sendup

Assembly George Square, EdinburghGrace stars as the Black Widow actor to poke fun at cross-racial casting, in an intricate takedown of fixed identity that will leave your mind buzzing‘An actor can do anything they want – as long as they mean well when …

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Kevin Hart returns to UK to amplify the outrageous in Reality Check tour

The controversial standup brings big cartoonish energy to his first tour since 2018, delivering a set of self-mockery and dismay at bizarre behaviourKevin Hart is back in the UK on his first tour since Irresponsible (2018) which, with zillions of ticke…

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Barry Humphries – a life in pictures

The Australian actor and comedian has died aged 89. Here are some of the best pictures from his long careerBarry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89Tributes pour in for ‘one of a kind’ star – latest updatesBarr…

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