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David Cross

September 2023

  • David Cross

    Comedian David Cross: ‘A lot of people in America would think I’m a terrible father because I believe in diversity’

    As he gears up for his new tour, the cult US standup muses on parenthood, ‘offensive’ comedy, and the biggest regret of his career

August 2023

  • Tobias Menzies and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in You Hurt My Feelings.

    You Hurt My Feelings review – Julia Louis-Dreyfus shines in marital-pain comedy

    Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies lead grownup story whose bittersweet punchlines stress the bitter component

February 2022

  • David Cross.

    David Cross: I’m from the Future review – a sneering shot at the right

    The American standup takes aim at anti-vaxxers and rightwingers but his contempt also erodes the fun

October 2018

  • Donald Trump

    Trump that: can standups keep up with a president like this?

    In Oh Come On, David Cross matches vulgarity with vulgarity but it’s not the only way to mock a political horror show

July 2018

  • Amber Tamblyn at the book launch of Any Man in New York.

    Why write a novel about a brutal female rapist in the age of #MeToo? Amber Tamblyn explains

    The poet, Hollywood star and Time’s Up co-founder releases her debut novel Any Man this month, and it is already causing a major stir. She talks about why men’s empathy is essential

November 2017

  • ‘If you haven’t endured sexual abuse, you probably shouldn’t talk about it’ … clockwise, from centre: Margaret Cho, David Cross, Doug Stanhope, Fern Brady and James Corden.

    Don't go there? Standups on Weinstein, taboos – and the gags they regret

    Is it ever OK for comedians to joke about sexual assault? Is there such a thing as ‘too soon’? Margaret Cho, Doug Stanhope, David Cross and other fearless comics on the fine line between funny and offensive

June 2016

  • David Cross

    David Cross: Making America Great Again! review – obnoxious, cynical gags

  • David Cross - press portrait

    The funniest thing
    David Cross: 'Key & Peele make me cry actual tears'

April 2016

  • David Cross, in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret CHANNEL 4 PICTURE PUBLICITY 124 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2TX 020 7306 8685 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret David Cross. Tx:TX Date This picture may be used solely for Channel 4 programme publicity purposes in connection with the current broadcast of the programme(s) featured in the national and local press and listings. Not to be reproduced or redistributed for any use or in any medium not set out above (including the internet or other electronic form) without the prior written consent of Channel 4 Picture Publicity 020 7306 8685

    David Cross: 'At least 25% of America has always been racist, xenophobic and backwards'

    Comic and actor David Cross talks the unsurprising rise of Donald Trump, the stupidity of George W Bush – and playing some of the dumbest characters ever written for TV

May 2015

  • David Cross

    This week's new live comedy
    This week’s new live comedy

    David Cross | Danny Bhoy | Richard Herring

July 2014

  • Sarah Silverman.

    What are the best comedy albums of all time?

    Open thread: we'd like to hear about your best-loved comic albums, whether they're stand-up, sketch comedy or something completely different

June 2014

  • David Cross performs during day 2 of FYF Fest at Los Angeles State Historic Park on September 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

    The best standups on Spotify: David Cross – It's Not Funny

    Absurd, angry and heartfelt, the Arrested Development star's 2004 show repays repeat listens a decade later

December 2013

  • Comedian David Cross performs during day two of FYF Fest

    Comedy gold: the best standup on DVD
    Comedy gold: David Cross

    Leo Benedictus: In The Pride is Back, the hectoring American standup proves that snideness and sarcasm are often the highest forms of wit

July 2013

  • Paul F Tompkins

    This week's new live comedy
    This week's new live comedy

    Paul F Tompkins | Suzy Bennett | Joe Bor

July 2011

  • Will Ferrell Tim & Eric's Awesome Show

    TV and radio blog
    Interview: Tim & Eric – the best-kept secret in US comedy

    Ben Arnold: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim talk about the awful, dark things that make them laugh – and why playing the UK 'almost feels like a homecoming'

June 2007

  • Gay flamingos and other gags

    Comedy: David Cross and friends provide a lovely night out - as long as your notion of lovely includes some near-the-knuckle material about paedophiles, says Stephanie Merritt.

July 2004

  • Toasting ...

    David Cross, American stand-up, is doing some London gigs. His pal Dave Eggers thought he'd introduce him to readers. But when you're working via email and let your interviewee have the last word ... things happen.

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