London-based performance group Figs in Wigs are not easy to describe. Their website offers some help, suggesting you imagine ‘Kraftwerk meets Chicks on Speed at a fruit stall…and you‘re nowhere close’. However, their latest offering […]
Master of None: Refreshing and realistic comedy
I watched the entire first season of Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ in one sitting. Was this because it amounted to an overall five hours? Was this because I am a terrible person with no […]
Review: Comedy Cask at Crowd of Favours
When the acts are reiterating that it’s a free comedy night over and over, worry. The price of comedy isn’t always important, and there were enough chuckles to get you through the night, but in […]
An Interview With Reactionary Comedian, Nish Kumar
Why do we find so much left wing comedy in existence? Can comedians steer away from this world of political correctness and how can this cause a reaction? Enter Nish Kumar, fresh from a highly […]
Stephen K. Amos brings one liners and self-deprecating humour to Leeds
Amos brought his current tour, Welcome to My World, to Leeds on Wednesday evening. Void of a warm-up act, Amos took the role of both support and main act as he performed a seamless stand-up […]
Occasionally, it’s worth giving the madman with a microphone a chance
When a middle-aged white man stands up in front of an audience and prepares to spend over an hour and a half shouting at you about feminism and multiculturalism, you’d be right to flinch. However, […]
Tony Law takes the audience on a journey enriched with audience interaction
Fresh from the Edinburgh fringe festival, Tony Law bought his whimsical show, Enter the Tonezone to the ever cosy City Varieties Music Hall here in the heart of Leeds. Throughout the evening, Law took his […]
“Not everyone likes it and that’s okay” – An Interview With Cardinal Burns
Currently on a national tour off the back of the success of the second series of their hit sketch show . We caught up with Dustin Demri-Burns – one half of comedy duo Cardinal Burns – while […]
Features I Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers was a talented women: a stand up comedian, author, television host, and scriptwriter. She will be remembered for her one-liners, her plastic surgery, her controversial comments and most importantly her unique contribution to […]
TV | BoJack Horseman – Netflix attempts adult animation
Next on Netflix’s road to world domination is the world of adult animation. With a stellar voice cast including the considerable talents of Will Arnett, Aaron Paul and Alison Brie, Netflix’s latest offering of original […]
Features | Pulling up the curtain: Behind the scenes of the Edinburgh Festival
By Ruby Lott-Lavigna and Brigitte Phillips Photo Credit: Toby Mather The Edinburgh Festival is one of the most important cultural events in the United Kingdom, a behemoth that almost completely takes over the city for […]
TV | Siblings
BBC3’s newest sitcom offering, Siblings, is an interesting premise marred by its stock execution and detestable characters. Charlotte Ritchie, fresh from another hit sitcom, stars as hopeless office worker and Yorkshire university graduate, Hannah, who […]