Comedy
Pappy’s: sketching out the future
In the eight months since Scout last interviewed Pappy’s, the sketch trio have shot up the comedy rankings. We catch up with troupe member Matthew Crosby ahead of a string of dates at Soho Theatre and [...]
Buy one ticket to Foster’s Comedy Live and we’ll give you a second ticket and a meal absolutely free!
We’ve teamed up with the generous folk at highlight to give you the gift of laughter! That’s right: highlight is giving all Scout London readers 2 for 1 tickets plus a free meal and free entry [...]
Short in the act
With a star-studded cast and a highly original format, Common Ground is one of most exciting new comedy shows on TV. We chat to Johnny Vegas and director David Lambert [...]
Alexei Sayle: political comedy still matters
The leftwing comedy hero has just started his first full-length stand-up show in more than 15 years. He tells us why political comedy is still important [...]
What would Beyonce do? We ask comedian Luisa Omielan
Luisa Omielan burst onto the scene last year with her hilarious show, What Would Beyonce Do?! Nicky Williams meets her ahead of a hotly-anticipated run at Soho Theatre [...]
The improv never stops
Looking for something interesting to do this weekend? How about taking the ultimate audience member challenge and booking a ticket to a 50-hour improvised comedy soap opera? [...]
A season of smiles: The best London comedy in 2013
Don’t look so glum. Laugh away the winter blues with some fantastic stand-up comedy. Here’s our pick of what’s coming up over the next few months [...]
A very happy new year: comedy in London for New Year’s Eve
Don’t fancy battling the New Year’s Eve bar queues? Lighten up and see in 2013 with some of the country’s top comedians instead. The Boy with Tape on his Face, Duchess Theatre, West End You don’t have to speak to [...]
Bring out the gimp(s)
Abortion. Bestiality. All part of the act for award-winning sketch troupe Late Night Gimp Fight. But are they that dark in real life? [...]
Rob Rouse: Parental guidance
The world is a scary place for a young parent, as award-winning comic Rob Rouse has discovered. He chats to Dan Frost about poo, porn and prudishness [...]
The comedy line-up of the year
Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Ed Byrne and Charlie Baker are among the stars lined-up to perform in aid of Friends of the Earth tonight [...]
Jason Byrne – ‘my dream film role would be Elf’
Showman, circus master and the ‘people’s puppeteer’, Jason Byrne is not your everyday comedian, which is precisely why he’s now one of the biggest stand-ups in the UK. He chats to Laura Martin about audience participation [...]
