Kate: a slick, one-woman skewering of one-woman shows
Kate Berlant's Soho Theatre creation is a terrific dissection of confessional self-indulgence – but is her regular stand-up even better?
Kate Berlant's Soho Theatre creation is a terrific dissection of confessional self-indulgence – but is her regular stand-up even better?
Following a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe, American comic Courtney Pauroso brings her brilliant AI clowning to Soho Theatre
A stand-up show about a British Indian family’s life in the UK has won the world’s most coveted prize for live comedy
Our comedy critics review 56 of the funniest stand-up and sketch shows in Edinburgh, from Olga Koch to Troll
Georgie Grier’s headline-grabbing plight isn’t so rare. Edinburgh veterans from Gyles Brandreth to Robin Grainger share their tales of woe
On the eve of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, our critics pick the defining stand-ups of the century so far, from Fern Brady to Billy Connolly
From theatre to comedy, and opera to dance and art, our critics pick the essential performances to look out for this year in Edinburgh
The first American, and only second woman, to hold the prestigious post, on writing verse people actually want to read
Lousy pay, endless meet-and-greets... who would want the job – and who’d want the job of selecting them?
Auden would have been a brilliant poet laureate. Downing Street prudishly passed him over in 1972 – but he should have had the post earlier
A real-life Restoration heist was the stuff of pure farce. Now it’s become one, with Murray as Charles II – and a spot of Bake Off
Winner of the King’s first Gold Medal for Poetry, the brilliantly unpredictable Hill is the missing link between Kafka and Stevie Smith
From a shifty rabbit to a twist on Psycho, Jon Klassen’s eerie, witty works treat young readers to the dark side of life
The Oscar nominee resumes his delightful radio role as sleuth Charles Paris, while on Radio 6, fellow septuagenarian Iggy Pop gets rocking
The plummy comedian has been reliably funny for a long time – but he hasn’t much to complain about now, and his material has suffered
The critics' darling and Taskmaster alumnus is back on the road with a typically odd and idiosyncratic show of anecdotes and aperçus