ROUNDUP | DECEMBER & JANUARY
JIMMY CARR: TERRIBLY FUNNY Proving political correctness has no place in his standup routines, Terribly Funny will see Carr, in his signature tongue-in-cheek style, covering topics that may be considered offensive …
Fancy a laugh? Tickle your funny bone with these stand-up gigs, interviews and festivals.
JIMMY CARR: TERRIBLY FUNNY Proving political correctness has no place in his standup routines, Terribly Funny will see Carr, in his signature tongue-in-cheek style, covering topics that may be considered offensive …
ARDAL O’HANLON He’s kept us laughing since the 90s, as a stand-up and on our screens in Father Ted, My Hero and, most recently, Death In Paradise. Now touring the …
JORDAN BROOKES The outsider comedy of Jordan Brookes explores the darker areas of his own life and breaks with convention wherever possible. But has his recent fame changed how he sees himself? …
ED BYRNE As he embarks on his latest stand-up tour If I’m Honest, Irish comedian Ed Byrne spoke to Seren McKeever about how he generates new material and the personal …
THUNDER ROAD Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon Fri 29 Nov If Thelma & Louise ever gave a first aid training course, it might turn out something like this. Cassie Friend and Catherine …
LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF) After festival success and winning the Best Cabaret award at the Adelaide Fringe, Welsh singer and actress Carys Eleri is taking her first-of-its-kind …
JONATHAN PIE From viral sensation to fully-fledged touring act, Jonathan Pie – actor and comedian Tom Walker – now embarks on The Fake News Tour. “We all say ‘fake news’ …
GRIFF RHYS JONES The Brit comedy veteran’s new tour is titled All Over The Place, but chinwagging with Carl Marsh we find him sitting happily in the past… You and …
Curtains: Jason Manford Jason Manford is a showbiz triple threat. Award-winning comedian, actor, and star of his fifth theatre production Curtains. As the tour of the production kicks off, Jason …
Curtains *** New Theatre, Cardiff, Mon 14 Oct The opening night for this rambunctious comedy musical might not have been as wild as its creators had hoped. However, along with …
Frank Skinner: Showbiz St David’s Hall, Sat 28 Sep **** ‘The Championship isn’t as easy as it looks, is it?’ Frank Skinner asks, a few minutes into his set, dispelling …
The Swansea Fringe Festival Various venues, Swansea Thurs 3-Sun 6 Oct The annual Swansea Fringe Festival is a recent, three-year-old addition to Swansea International Festival, created with the intention to …
Gwald, Future Wales Festival It’s been 21 years since the Government Of Wales Act was passed in 1998. Shortly after, in May 1999, the first elections were held for the …
Aberystwyth Comedy Festival Following their continuing success, organisation Little Wander (the minds behind Machynlleth Comedy Festival in mid-Wales) have created a sibling weekender, based in Aberystwyth and now in its …
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival returns next month for its annual swallowing up of the comedy and theatrical calendar. As ever, there will be a strong Welsh presence, hopefully with a …
British comedy lynchpin turned tireless travel scribe Michael Palin has turned his gaze on Erebus, an infamously mysterious mid-19th century shipwreck. He chats about the ship, his book and the tour …
MONDAY 1 JULY R Calon Lân The Musical Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£25. Info 01792 475715. Mal Pope’s musical about an evangelist miner from Swansea. On at 2pm and 7.30pm …
MONDAY 1 JULY R Calon Lân The Musical Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13-£25. Info 01792 475715. Mal Pope’s musical about an evangelist miner from Swansea. On at 2pm and 7.30pm …
Pam Ayres’ comedic poetry has been delighting her public for decades. With a new collection set to arrive in September and a tour of the nation’s theatres, Laura Wood finds out …
Aspergers Are Us are a sketch group formed of Ethan Finlan, Jack Hanke, Noah Britton, and New Michael (or just Michael Ingemi), all of whom have been diagnosed with Asperger …
Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead **** Fri 7 Jun, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff No matter how much of a fan you think you are of the Evil Dead 2 you haven’t …
George Egg: Anarchist Cook **** Fri 7 Jun, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff In 2015 George Egg found his way out of the garden shed and into the nation’s value hotels …
Christian Reilly **** Chapter Arts Centre, Sat 8 June On Saturday afternoon, as part of the Go Faster Stripe Festival, Christian Reilly brought the funny to Chapter Arts Centre with …
Now in its fourth year, the Go Faster Stripe Comedy Festival owes its existence to a trio of factors, according to GFS founder Chris Evans (not the DJ, nor the …