Behind the Scenes of SPAMALOT: ERIC IDLE’s candid diary of comedy and chaos
Eric Idle’s The Spamalot Diaries offers a humorous and heartfelt behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Monty Python-inspired Broadway hit.
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Fancy a laugh? Tickle your funny bone with these stand-up gigs, interviews and festivals.
THE UNFINISHED HARAULD HUGHES: RICHARD AYODAE’s witty dive into forgotten British theatre
In The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, Richard Ayoade uncovers the obscure, satirical world of playwright Harauld Hughes.
Laughter by the sea: ABERYSTWYTH COMEDY FEST brings big names to mid-Wales again
Now in its sixth year, the Aberystwyth Comedy Festival brings four back-to-back days of comedy to venues across this charming seafront town.
DOM JOLY explores the weird world of conspiracies in Newport
Hitting Newport’s Riverfront this month, Dom Joly’s new live show Conspiracy finds the onetime Trigger Happy TV man debunking – or not – some of the weirder conspiracy theories out there.
COUNT BINFACE touches down in Cardiff to set our world to rights
With Cardiff the first stop on his Bindependance Day tour, we chat to the receptacle-headed political satirist and occasional electoral candidate Count Binface.
Foster care meets comedy? KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN explains how
Kiri Pritchard McLean adds foster parenting to both her personal life and on-stage material, including brand new tour Peacock.
PETER SERAFINOWICZ returns to Cardiff with entrepreneurial wisdom as alter ego BRIAN BUTTERFIELD
Peter Serafinowicz's self-styled “businessman, entrepreneur and businessman”, Brian Butterfield is as larger-than-life as ever at the New Theatre.
The call of Brian Butterfield: how PETER SERAFINOWICZ perfected his alter ego
First birthed on TV, Peter Serafinowicz tells us how this stage iteration of the absurd businessman Brian Butterfield came to life.
Comedian RACHEL PARRIS on touring, turning 40 & ‘hairy nights out’ in Swansea
British standup comedian and fixture of the raised eyebrow social comment wing of TV Rachel Parris returns to Cardiff with her latest tour - and a quick chat.
Comedian MORGAN REES: out and about, representing Merthyr
Dashingly-bearded comedian Morgan Rees, a Merthyr Tydfil native scaling the standup ladder, tells us all about his debut UK tour, Turning Thirsty.
“Time to bring the pressure again!” Reginald D. Hunter on cultural shifts and comedy post-COVID
Quintessential American comic in Britain Reginald D. Hunter is off on spring tour, The Man Who Could See Through Shit.
RICHARD HERRING’s LSTP tour brings out CHARLOTTE CHURCH & BENJAMIN PARTRIDGE for candid chats in Cardiff
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast has been one of the most consistently engaging and illuminating shows around. The live Cardiff iteration is no different.
Hero or villain? JONATHAN PIE unmasks society’s hypocrisies in new tour
Peeling back the comedic layers of Jonathan Pie, Tom Walker opens up about his off-stage persona and the quirks that define him ahead of a new tour.
From popcorn dreams to AI songwriting: BILL BAILEY embarks on THOUGHTIFIER tour
A man of many enviable talents, household comedy fave Bill Bailey is on the road once more for his latest tour, Thoughtifier.
Look out! The New Welsh Wave of comedy is coming
Comedy curators Little Wander are embarking on a big ‘ol celebratory tour of national talent soon – some you’ll have heard of, and some you might not have.
“What’s happening to comedy is exciting!”: ROSS NOBLE celebrates a new stand-up era
Welcome to Ross Noble’s Jibber Jabber Jamboree! The Newcastle comic may be an old hat on the touring circuit, but with lockdown in his rearview mirror, he’s fixated on the future.
From SMACK THE PONY to stand-up: FIONA ALLEN’s “hectic” career renaissance
Fiona Allen tells Billy Edwards about her journey from TV to stand-up comedy in the midst of a "hectic" run of successful Fringe shows.
ALAN PARTRIDGE’s BIG BEACON: the broadcaster buys a lighthouse – what could go wrong?
Alan Partridge's third memoir, Big Beacon sees the embattled broadcaster trying to make a lighthouse home, culminating in a punchline you may guess...
“It’s not a parasocial relationship with audiences, it’s a social relationship” – meet the UK’s funniest agony aunt, MYRA DUBOIS
UK comedy mainstay Myra Dubois is back in Cardiff with self-help-themed show Be Well – with an agony aunt angle that shows how many strings are in the Yorkshire comic’s bow.
MY LADY PARTS: comedian DOON MACKICHAN’s rip-roaringly honest autobiography
From comedy to resilience, Doon Mackichan's uproarious autobiography, My Lady Parts, is a triumph of humor and honesty.
SARA PASCOE embraces imperfection in debut novel WEIRDO
Liberating in its honesty and refreshing in its outlook, Sara Pascoe's debut novel Weirdo reassures readers that perfection is an illusion.
Like having a cuppa with your uncle: RICHARD COLES delights with autobiographical show
Richard Coles took audiences on a hilarious journey through his life at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre in a one-man show filled with charm.
JORDAN GRAY: “I’m a comedian first, transgender second”
With her upcoming music and comedy tour Is It A Bird? touching down in Cardiff this month, comedian Jordan Gray discussed the ins and outs of her creative process.
2023 Wales comedy guide: laugh your way through autumn & winter with these top stand-ups
Discover the hottest comedy shows across Wales for autumn & winter 2023, from big names to emerging comedians, in our exhaustive guide.