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May 29, 2013 / 0 Comments
Wes Zaharuk’s Perfectly Bananas
Canadian stand up Wes Zaharuk – whose act has been described as “Twin Peaks meets Cirque de Soleil”- brings his family show Perfectly Bananas to the Lantern this weekend. Known to combine routines with power tools, bananas and film noir, Wes has a world-wide reputation for a tornado-like approach to comedy, surreal feats and an [...]
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April 9, 2013 / 0 Comments
If the Shoe Fits returns to the Epstein
Hit comedy If the Shoe Fits is returning to the Liverpool stage. After successful runs at the Unity and the New Brighton Floral Pavilion over the last couple of years, it can be seen at the Epstein from April 16 to 20.
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March 17, 2013 / 0 Comments
Impropriety goes west for non-stop 33 hour show
It’s that time of year again, and our chums of improvised comedy theatre group Impropriety are inviting varmints to “saddle up and come on the ride of your life through the wild wild west”, as they present their 4th Annual Liverpool Improvathon. An entirely off the hoof comedy epic that will run continuously for 2013 [...]
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November 12, 2012 / 0 Comments
Maysoon Zayid’s Funny Arabs gig at the Epstein
Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival???s Funny Arabs brings New York based Arab comedienne Maysoon Zayid to Liverpool for the first time this month. She’ll be playing the Epstein Theatre on November 25. Funny Arabs is billed as “a laugh about living in th…
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October 24, 2012 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Jigsy, Liverpool Royal Court
It’s perfect for Les Dennis, and perfect for the Royal Court: Jigsy, the one-man play about a faded Liverpool comic. The show, penned by Tony Staveacre, is ‘loosely’ based on the Scouse stand up Jackie Hamilton, and comes to the city after a succe…
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October 19, 2012 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Joan Rivers, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
If Joan Rivers was Frankie Boyle, she’d never be out of the papers for scandal. If she was Jimmy Carr, she’d have the professionally outraged demanding her head on a spike every other week. Rivers in full flow on stage could actually be the most o…
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September 21, 2012 / 0 Comments
Silky headlines new comedy night at the Lantern
The Lantern Theatre is to turn its hand to comedy with a night of stand up next month. On Sunday, October 7, our pal Silky will be returning to Liverpool to headline A Rush of Laughter. Joined by Scott Bennett, whose accolades include being named …
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September 10, 2012 / 0 Comments
Impropriety heads to Canadia
Some of our friends at Impropriety have been stealthily making their way over to the wilds of The Wall, I mean Canada, to take part in a fantastical challenge. Whether MADEUP is telling you about this to share the good news or for the flimsy excus…
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September 1, 2012 / 0 Comments
REVIEW: Laurence Clark, Unity Theatre Liverpool
Inspired is Liverpool comic Laurence Clark???s second homecoming show of the year. Playing to a packed out Unity theatre last night, he presented his latest show Inspired, funded by London 2012. This didn???t affect the show???s content, in which Clark,…
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August 21, 2012 / 0 Comments
Interview: DaDaFest comic David Roche
“People ask me if being disfigured has had a big effect on my sex life, and the answer is yes, but not nearly as much as being raised Catholic,??? chuckles David Roche. It???s the tagline to his new one-man show, and he knows it???s a doozy. ???I call mys…
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February 29, 2012 / 0 Comments
WWE legend Mick Foley in Liverpool
The hottest theatre ticket in town this week isn???t anything to do with a Streetcar Named Desire or Rogers and Hammerstein, believe you me (or perhaps don???t). It???s more to do with a one man show from a bloke better known for talking to a sock on hi…
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January 10, 2012 / 0 Comments
Into the new year with Impropriety
Our friends Impropriety have a whole host of comedy capers coming our way in the next few months. Their tried-and-tested improvathon and improvised soap opera are returning for 2012; but first they’re kicking things off with a big launch and fundr…
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December 13, 2011 / 0 Comments
Laughterhouse New Year’s Eve parties
No sooner had Laughterhouse Comedy found a warm and cosy home at the CUC, than they have been forced to give it up ahead of the venue???s closure at the start of next year. But are they letting it get them down? Not a bit, and they???re busy planning …
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November 25, 2011 / 0 Comments
Ken Dodd: the stats
Our friends at the Phil have, as the Americans like to say, been doing the math. And they’ve deduced comedian Ken Dodd has spent 89 hours on their stage, cracking some 38,128 jokes at there over the years. Us journos can’t resist a good stat, and …
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October 30, 2011 / 0 Comments
Interview: musical comedian Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn is one of the UK???s foremost musical comedians. Liverpool born and bred, he returns to the city for a rare theatre show with his band The Distractions on November 15. ???Kind of a rock concert but funny??? is the simplest way for Benn to exp…
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October 12, 2011 / 0 Comments
Review: Reginald D Hunter, Philharmonic Hall
After more than a decade on the comedy circuit, gathering a loyal and ever increasing following along the way, Reginald D Hunter finally graced the famous Liverpool Philharmonic Hall stage last week with his show, ???Sometimes Even The Devil Tells T…
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July 22, 2011 / 1 Comment
Review: Come On Girls! Studio Liverpool
I went down to see the second Come On Girls! show last night at Studio Liverpool. A chat show spoof, the idea is simple and well-executed, and left my companions for the evening (who work in theatre), impressed by the possibilities of the format. …
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July 19, 2011 / 0 Comments
Interview with stand up Andi Osho
One of the best acts of the Liverpool Comedy Festival this year, Andi Osho is one of stand up’s rising stars. MADEUP instantly fell for her many charms, and has been raving about her ever since. City comic Jake Mills got to know her during her sta…
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June 5, 2011 / 0 Comments
Interview: comedian Howard Read
You never quite know where Howard Read will pop up next, and the comedian is certainly busier than ever before. Together with his cartoon creation Little Howard, their act has become an unexpected hit with adults and children alike, spawning a CBB…
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May 22, 2011 / 0 Comments
New Brick Up run already extended
Definitive “Scouse play” Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels has had its summer run extended before it’s even begun. Four weeks away from curtain up, staff at the Royal Court were preparing the ???sold out??? signs until the extension was announced. The show …
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