Masterclass review – the ‘great male artist’ put through the shredder
Brokentalkers theatre company and feminist comic Adrienne Truscott joyfully burlesque the ugliness of machismo in art and in life
August 2017
'Talk out of their arses': sexist critics butt of the joke in Edinburgh show
Wild Bore was born out of conversations about the sexist, ignorant or simply absurd ways three female performers were described by reviewers
May 2017
Zoë Coombs Marr, Adrienne Truscott and Ursula Martinez combine forces to eviscerate critics
With Wild Bore, three comedians at the top of their game deliver a meta exploration of criticism and performance that is truly, outrageously funny
November 2016
Adrienne Truscott takes back rape jokes: 'Artistic commentary feels like it’s in peril'
The comedian talks about her show Asking For It, comics’ lazy use of sexual assault for laughs and how, post-Trump, rape culture is ‘at the executive level’
August 2015
Heard the one about the comedian? The standups joking about each other
Comedians rarely repeat material by their peers. But plenty of comics are referencing each other at this year’s fringe – for good and ill
Nevermind the comedy newbies – let's hear it for the difficult second shows
The wealth of first-time comic talent at the Edinburgh fringe can leave those coming back for another try overlooked and overburdened
Edinburgh festival: naked performers throw paint to try to escape modern life
Adrienne Truscott at Edinburgh festival review – a sparky yet shaky performance
Edinburgh fringe 2015: 10 shows to see
July 2015
Comedy heroes
Adrienne Truscott on Andy Kaufman: mercurial and feminist prankster
Kaufman was a master of messing with every audience he had the pleasure of entertaining. Just don’t call him a comedian…
April 2015
If a comedian tells a rape joke and no one laughs, was a joke really told?
Adrienne Truscott
As the furore around Ray Badran’s performance at the Melbourne comedy festival continues, Adrienne Truscott asks who should get to make rape jokes
June 2014
Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It review – feminist standup with its pants down
Adrienne Truscott fights misogyny with hilarious slapstick, audience engagement – and she's naked from the waist down, writes Stephanie Merritt
May 2014
Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It review – sophisticated confrontationalism
Truscott's satirical broadside against rape culture transfers perfectly from the Fringe with firecracker wit, writes Brian Logan
January 2014
Arts preview 2014
Adrienne Truscott: the naked comic
She performs semi-nude and asks audiences: 'Ever been raped?' Are you ready for this brash New Yorker's brand of polemic standup, asks Emma Brockes
September 2013
Why feminism has never been so funny
Mathilda Gregory: At the Edinburgh fringe, new comedy icons Bridget Christie and Adrienne Truscott took on the F-word. I can't wait to see what they and their patriarchy-smashing pals do next
August 2013
Adrienne Truscott – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
The moral high ground isn't so much taken as seduced in this show, which wins the rape-joke argument the way it should be won – with comedy, writes Brian Logan
