Thanks to the programmers of Sundance's New Frontiers section for giving me the best night out I've had since last March (without having to leave my apartment or get out of my pyjamas) with creator-writer-star Jibz Cameron and director Mariah Garnett's Weirdo Night. Acknowledging, but not dwelling on, the lack of audience in the room... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Drag legend Lady Bunny on clickbait, RuPaul, Larry Kramer & her holiday comedy show What Child is This? “it captures the essence of a Christmas where we’re supposed to feel festive but we’re in dire straits”
Certified drag legend, Wigstock creator and emcee, DJ, actress, singer-songwriter, and RuPaul's oldest friend, Lady Bunny, helps us to celebrate this socially distant holiday season with such aptly festive numbers as Santa's Spreadin' Covid Around, All I Want for Christmas (Is a Vaccine), and It's Beginning to Look Apocalyptic in her new comedy show What... Continue Reading →
TV Review: Hannah Gadsby: Douglas Netflix comedy special ★★★★★
How do you define Hannah Gadsby’s comedy? It’s a question that has reared its head again and again since she hit international fame with Nanette, her 18-month tour and Netflix special, that deconstructed the building blocks of comedy to tackle the roots of trauma underneath. Is it theatre? Is it a monologue? Is it a... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Drew Droege on his new one man show Happy Birthday Doug “I think we’re afraid as queer people to write flawed gay characters”
The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade alum Drew Droege is a much-beloved fixture of Los Angeles' comedy theatre scene. Outside of LA he's best known for setting the Internet alight with his hilarious Chloë Sevigny videos, which give Schitt's Creek Moira Rose a run for her money on how to pronounce the simplest of words... Continue Reading →
Netflix Is A Joke Fest to celebrate LGBTQ+ Comedy with STAND OUT
Netflix Is A Joke, Netflix’s comedy brand, is throwing a week-long festival in Los Angeles April 27th - May 3rd 2020. Netflix Is A Joke Fest promises to be a star-studded celebration of comedy with over 100 live stand-up shows and special events happening across the city, boasting appearances from the likes of Amy Schumer,... Continue Reading →
Comedy Review: Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Royal Festival Hall, London) ★★★★★
How do you define Hannah Gadsby’s comedy? It’s a question that has reared its head again and again since she hit international fame with Nanette, her 18-month tour and Netflix special, that deconstructed the building blocks of comedy to tackle the roots of trauma underneath. Is it theatre? Is it a monologue? Is it a... Continue Reading →