Knock2Bag Comedy Night, Moth Club: ‘Fun, whacky, and with something for everyone’
Tim Key and Rosie Jones were on an impressive bill at the popular weekly gig
Comedy
Jack Left Town, Rosemary Branch, stage review: ‘Deft, jaw-achingly funny improv’
Four comedians channel Spinal Tap in an unscripted show that is ‘well worth a visit’
Lyons share: comic Elf to teach ways of the clown in new classes
Having studied with a French ‘master clown’ and conquered Edinburgh, comedian Elf Lyons is readying a pair of workshops at Rosemary Branch Theatre, aimed at Hackney’s aspiring funny people
Cockney-themed Christmas supper club slammed for ‘poorface’ press image
Zebedee Theatre artistic director Zoe Wellman defends upcoming Homerton production as ‘tongue-in-cheek’
Hackney Showroom announces JOY & DISSENT: A festival of cultural activism from 27 March – 9 April
To celebrate their 2nd birthday, creative and cultural space Hackney Showroom has put together an outstanding programme of cutting edge new performance, bringing together 20 new shows & 80 artists
Wilde Wilde East – The Importance of Being Earnest comes to the Barbican
An operatic adaptation of one of the most celebrated comedies in the English language comes to the Barbican this month
Trailblazers – Queens of TV Comedy at Hackney Empire
A celebration of female comedy stars of UK television who managed to earn their own shows
Stephen K Amos to compère GayExtravaganza at Hackney Empire
Have a gay ol’ time as the Hackney Empire celebrates the best of LGBT comedy
Stand-up to help students with new charity
As tuition fees continue to make the news, the comedian Josie Long has taken her comedy – and her actions – into the political arena, setting up a charity to support students
How I Escaped My Certain Fate – Review
A late look at the Stoke Newington stand-up Stewart Lee’s autobiography