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.
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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.
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 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.
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.
“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.
“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.
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.