Comedy Archives

MARK STEEL | INTERVIEW

February 23, 2020

MARK STEEL INTERVIEW Comedian and Independent columnist Mark Steel chats to Sam Pryce about divorce, Twitter trolls, the mystery of the Newport accent, and just how silly the Scilly Isles are. …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, upfront Region: South Wales

FASCINATING AIDA: THEY’RE BACK AT LAST | STAGE REVIEW

February 17, 2020

FASCINATING AÏDA: THEY’RE BACK AT LAST St David’s Hall, Cardiff Sat 15 Feb ***** With a career spanning almost four decades, Fascinating Aïda still manage to delight, charm and shock …

Category: Comedy, Music, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG | STAGE REVIEW

February 10, 2020

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Fri 7 Feb **** There is no question that Count Arthur Strong – the legendary comedy creation from the …

Category: Comedy, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

ROUND THE HORNE | UPFRONT

February 9, 2020

ROUND THE HORNE The latest of the classic radio comedies to hit the stage is Round The Horne. The original show ran on BBC Radio between 1965 and 1968 and, …

Category: Comedy, Previews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

Delighting audiences with their sophisticatedly silly songs since 1983 and now viral sensations, Fascinating Aïda have established themselves as the undisputed queens of cabaret. Buzz talks to chief songwriter Dillie …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Music, upfront Region: South Wales

“I think ‘foodbank’ is a worse word than ‘c*nt’!” – JANEY GODLEY | INTERVIEW

February 6, 2020

You wouldn’t expect your average 59-year-old Glaswegian woman (if there is such a thing) to be an internet superstar. But for stand-up star Janey Godley, her political voiceover videos – …

Category: Comedy, upfront Region: South Wales

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG | INTERVIEW

February 2, 2020

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG | INTERVIEW From cookery to crooning, there’s nothing that self-proclaimed doyen of light entertainment Count Arthur Strong can’t do. Turning his hand to stargazing, the legendary comedy …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, upfront Region: South Wales

ROUNDUP | FEBRUARY

February 1, 2020

Looking for a way to feed your inner culture vulture? We’ve rounded up eleven for you right here, with some of the best things happening across Wales in this month’s …

Category: 10 Things To Do This Week, Comedy, Dance, Film, Previews, Roundups, Theatre Region: South Wales

“The internet is its own animal, with its own force” – DAVID BADDIEL | INTERVIEW

December 19, 2019

DAVID BADDIEL David Baddiel has enough strings to his bow as it is – comedian, novelist and, most recently, playwright. As he gears up to go on the road again …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

BROOKE LYNN HYTES | UPFRONT

December 11, 2019

As she stops off in Cardiff with her festive one-woman show, Canadian drag superstar Brooke Lynn Hytes spills the Tea to Sam Pryce on her dance background, her Christmas plans …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

GOK WAN | UPFRONT

December 4, 2019

GOK WAN It’s not every day that you get to spend roughly five hours in the company of someone who is reported to be “the nicest person in showbiz” – …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

ROUNDUP | DECEMBER & JANUARY

December 4, 2019

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 …

Category: Clubs, Comedy, Dance, Film, Music, Previews, Roundups, Theatre Region: South Wales

ARDAL O’HANLON | UPFRONT

December 3, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, Theatre, upfront

‘More people having heard of me doesn’t stop me feeling like a piece of shit…’ JORDAN BROOKES | UPFRONT

December 2, 2019

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? …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, upfront Region: South Wales

ED BYRNE | UPFRONT

December 1, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, upfront Region: South Wales

THUNDER ROAD | STAGE PREVIEW

November 21, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF) | UPFRONT

November 20, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

JONATHAN PIE | UPFRONT

November 18, 2019

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’ …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Theatre, upfront Region: South Wales

GRIFF RHYS JONES | UPFRONT

October 18, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Previews, upfront Region: South Wales

CURTAINS: JASON MANFORD | INTERVEW

October 16, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

CURTAINS | STAGE REVIEW

October 15, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

FRANK SKINNER: SHOWBIZ | COMEDY REVIEW

October 1, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Reviews Region: South Wales

THE SWANSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL | LIVE PREVIEW

September 24, 2019

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 …

Category: Comedy, Music, Previews, Theatre Region: South Wales

GWALD FUTURE WALES FESTIVAL | UPFRONT

September 23, 2019

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 …

Category: Art, Comedy, Music, upfront Region: South Wales

MARK STEEL | INTERVIEW

FASCINATING AIDA: THEY’RE BACK AT LAST | STAGE REVIEW

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG | STAGE REVIEW

ROUND THE HORNE | UPFRONT

FASCINATING AÏDA | INTERVIEW

“I think ‘foodbank’ is a worse word than ‘c*nt’!” – JANEY GODLEY | INTERVIEW

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG | INTERVIEW

ROUNDUP | FEBRUARY

“The internet is its own animal, with its own force” – DAVID BADDIEL | INTERVIEW

BROOKE LYNN HYTES | UPFRONT

GOK WAN | UPFRONT

ROUNDUP | DECEMBER & JANUARY

ARDAL O’HANLON | UPFRONT

‘More people having heard of me doesn’t stop me feeling like a piece of shit…’ JORDAN BROOKES | UPFRONT

ED BYRNE | UPFRONT

THUNDER ROAD | STAGE PREVIEW

LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF) | UPFRONT

JONATHAN PIE | UPFRONT

GRIFF RHYS JONES | UPFRONT

CURTAINS: JASON MANFORD | INTERVEW

CURTAINS | STAGE REVIEW

FRANK SKINNER: SHOWBIZ | COMEDY REVIEW

THE SWANSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL | LIVE PREVIEW

GWALD FUTURE WALES FESTIVAL | UPFRONT

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