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Nomads and Fools review – Glastonbury Festival 2025

Admin5 months ago5 months ago

I was keen to review Chris Lynam after his inspired compering of Rimski’s Yard at last year’s festival. Instead, this…

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Rob Rouse on Glastonbury 2025

Admin6 months ago5 months ago

Rob Rouse has been entertaining audiences with his stand-up comedy since his breakthrough, winning Channel 4’s So You Think You’re…

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Miles Otway on Glastonbury 2025

Admin6 months ago5 months ago

LA-based London comedian Miles Otway has performed at venues like LA’s The Comedy Store, The Ice House and Flappers. Now…

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Daniel Oldaker on Glastonbury 2025

Admin6 months ago6 months ago

Daniel Oldaker, aka DANDYMAN! is an award-winning physical comedian and circus maestro from Australia who arrives at Worthy Farm next…

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Kev Mud on Glastonbury 2025

Admin6 months ago6 months ago

Kev Mud performs both stand-up and spoken word. “Both are funny but one rhymes more than the other does,” he…

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In Profile: Chris Lynam / Glastonbury 2025

Admin6 months ago6 months ago

With an exquisite grasp of the grotesque, Chris Lynam has been feverishly subverting the traditions of stand-up for more than…

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Jennifer Jordan on 3 Minutes Inside My Brain

Admin7 months ago7 months ago

Playing at this year’s Brighton Fringe, 3 Minutes Inside My Brain is a whistle-stop tour through the fascinating, exuberant and…

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Mike Rice: Nasty Character (Digital release) ★★★★☆

Admin9 months ago9 months ago

‘It’s a great time for nasty men…’ Mike Rice says in the opening segment of his hour-long comedy special, recorded…

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Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help Review (Digital release) ★★☆☆☆

Jim Keaveney10 months ago10 months ago

Jim Keaveney reviews the digital release of Garrett Millerick’s stand-up special, Just Trying to Help

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Alison Larkin on Grief… A Comedy / Edinburgh Fringe 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

The English-American writer/comedian returns to the UK with the world premiere of this ‘improbably funny, life-affirming, bright bauble of a…

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