Articles by Ben Venables
By Ben Venables

Comedy Connoisseurs' Favourite Podcast Comes To Soho Theatre

ComComPod closes in on West End.

 ★★★★★
By Ben Venables

London SketchFest Champions Return After Year Of Glory

2014's best new act Gein's Family Giftshop are 2015's main feature.
By Ben Venables

US Improv Institution Comes To London

Alumni includes Tina Fey, Bill Murray and Will Ferrell.
By Ben Venables

Wax's New Show Dripping With Mindfulness

But comedian still finds time to twerk.

 ★★★☆☆
By Ben Venables

The Secret History Of The London Plane Tree

Did Tradescant accidentally create it?
By Ben Venables

Obscene, Outrageous, Offensive: Kim Noble's You're Not Alone

Performance comedian gallops in and out of Soho

 ★★★★★
By Ben Venables

Immersive Play Has Wrong End Of The Telescope

Azerbaijan in Battersea.

 ★★☆☆☆
By Ben Venables

Super Hero Summit At The London Super Comic Convention

Marvel at caped crusaders landing in London.
Comedy
By Ben Venables

How London's Sex Comedies Saved British Cinema

Forget Fifty Shades of Grey, see our history of raunchy 1970s flicks.
By Ben Venables

Cyberspace Spam Wars With Comedian James Veitch

The inbox strikes back at the Museum Of Comedy.

 ★★★★☆
By Ben Venables

Dancing Dracula Raises Stakes In Spoof Musical

Nick Mohammed's Mr Swallow swoops into Soho.

 ★★★☆☆
By Ben Venables

Exhibition Explores The Rise And Fall Of Alternative Comedy

Canal gallery goes behind the 80s scene.
By Ben Venables

A Comedy Tribute That 'Could Be Good, Could Be Shit'

Judge the show by Malcolm Hardee's catchphrase.
By Ben Venables

Cartwheeling Comedy From Dane Baptiste

Edinburgh best newcomer nominee comes to Soho.

 ★★★★☆
By Ben Venables

Swinging Sex Comedy Is More Awkward Than Satirical

Contact.com leaves us disconnected.

 ★★☆☆☆
By Ben Venables

Something For Everybody In The Diary Of A Nobody

Mr Pooter in a pub.

 ★★★★☆
By Ben Venables

Go Crazy For Comedy On The Big Screen With Loco Film Festival

See the funny side of film this weekend
By Ben Venables

The Story Behind The Set Of EastEnders

What dramas lay behind the scenes?