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‘Hello, I’m Alex and I’m an alcoholic.’ This is how Alex Stringer started her show, and presumably her journey to sobriety eight years ago, when she was just 23.
Sporting a Baywatch-style swimsuit, the amply bosomed Aszkenasy certainly appreciates attention as she rises from her prostate pose and introduces herself, in French. That’s likely a nod to her ...
Ventriloquist Lachlan Werner has had quite the makeover. In his last show, in 2023, he was a white-faced choirboy with a pudding-bowl haircut and very much subservient to the wicked witch on his arm.
Mary O'Connell talks about being an ‘insecure bisexual’ for mainly choosing men to date. She also talks about the dating apps she’s no longer allowed to used as she’s currently in an exclusive ...
Dru Cripps spins good old-fashioned fun out of a humble set-up. Operating out of a shipping container on Potterrow he uses his voice and a loop machine to create improvised comedy songs – as many as ...
Joining the cast in guest roles are: Vicki Pepperdine, Tom Lawrinson, Sharon Wanjoh, Paddy Young, Henry Packer, Rachel Fairburn, Jin Hao Li, Molly McGuinness, Darren J Coles, Joe Kent-Walters and ...
The Chortle Student Comedy Award has crowned joint winners for the first time in its 20-year history. Warwick University’s Fred Carver and Anna Rae George, who is studying a PhD in Oxford, shared the ...
The sugar they consume no doubt contributes to the atmosphere turning all Lord Of The Flies by the end. Not to mention the fact Ellis riles up their competitive edge, then arms them with sponge balls ...
It also probably helps him tell the story, because even after opening up about his condition in a 2022 book also called Ten Things I Hate About Me, he’s previously frozen when trying to convert it ...
‘It’s naff, it’s old, it’s retro,’ goes one line in Max Fulham’s Edinburgh debut, prompting the reassurance: ‘It’s fine if it’s knowing and ironic.’ Knowing indeed, as Fulham’s a ventriloquist, a ...
Before we embark on this exercise, you and I, it’s probably worth acknowledging that this show fills a specific niche, and if you’ve seen its title you probably already know whether or not you’re ...
Ada and Bron already have a Bafta nomination under their belt for their Channel 4 short, Peaked. This unique debut proves that was no fluke, and that they can cut it live, too. The cult starts here, ...