From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest people of the era
April 2018
How Bill Cosby went from 'America's dad' to convicted sex offender
Hannibal Buress: how a comedian reignited the Bill Cosby allegations
July 2017
Kuso review – Flying Lotus-directed horror stakes claim as grossest movie ever
The largely nonsensical debut by the electronic musician follows the survivors of an earthquake and inflicts on them unimaginable cruelty of the corporeal sort
The high school hero’s third big-screen incarnation is a crowd-pleasing triumph: a whip-smart teen movie with a charming central turn from Tom Holland
November 2016
Dave Chappelle's return and the state of African American standup comedy
Chappelle arrives back on the scene amid a new wave of black comedians, some of whom fit the Def Comedy Jam mold while others take after his offbeat humor
October 2015
Hannibal Buress review – super-smooth standup amuses himself, and us
With nothing more to prove, the self-assured US comic who exposed Bill Cosby is able to take seemingly innocuous material to unexpected places
September 2015
Bill Cosby back in the spotlight as 13 alleged victims give TV interviews
He has been the subject of repeated allegations of drug-induced sexual assaults since October 2014 when comedian Hannibal Buress called Cosby a rapist
July 2015
Why? With Hannibal Buress review – a question viewers may soon be asking
Hannibal Buress: 'I don’t think I could ever be high on television'
February 2015
Hannibal Buress review: a likable yet acerbic night of pure 'chill'
The comic who started the Bill Cosby backlash dissects hip-hop, yoga pants and steroids in his mellow Comedy Camisado routine that’s as funny as it is laid-back
April 2012
This week's new live comedy
This week's new live comedy
Cardinal Burns | Hannibal Buress | Tom Allen
August 2011
Theatre blog
Edinburgh 2011 comedy awards: who should have the last laugh?
