Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

BIZARRE: Chloe petts - What They Never Told You

Last One Laughing and Dr Who stars join new series of Taskmaster

The comics have ‘submitted themselves to the toughest physical and mental examination on television’

The Independent UK

Matt Lucas and Richard Ayoade join next season of Taskmaster

The pair will be on the upcoming 22nd season alongside Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie and Nina Conti.

Evening Standard

Morning Mail: Trump backtracks on tariffs, Coalition’s nuclear threat to renewable projects, fears for yellow-bellied glider

Trump has lowered some tariffs for 90 days except for China, which faces another increased tariff

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Chloe Petts at Soho Theatre review: effortlessly funny and thought-provoking show about tackling online trolls

4/5 Perplexingly overlooked by awards judges, football obsessive Petts is in comedy’s Premier League

Evening Standard

Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don’t review – a former head girl’s life lessons

The standup delivers another intelligent and compelling hour, exploring sport, gender, trolls and her schooling

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Fringe 2024: all of the stand-out shows (so far) from this year's comedy festival

From Anna Akana’s dark successor to Baby Reindeer, to Sarah Keyworth’s warmly witty exploration of gender identity, there’s plenty to love at this year’s Fringe

Evening Standard

‘We’re all learning’: why Netflix needs Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda

A mixed bill of standups, presented by the Nanette star and due to be recorded for the streamer, is a valuable response to its Dave Chappelle controversy

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Chloe Petts at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh review: elegantly delivered meanness

This year Petts has reinvented herself as a tougher, more brutal comedian... supposedly

Evening Standard

Chloe Petts: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice review – no more Mr Nice Chloe

The comedian rebrands as angry for her second show, but it’s her likable comic persona that proves irresistible

The Guardian - UK

‘I almost died. Just kidding! I only broke my leg’: comedians share their Edinburgh fringe horror stories

The fringe can take its toll, but it’s all good material, right? Whether it’s pukey kisses, sleeping through a gig, or politician-induced paranoia, Ed Byrne, Paul Sinha, Olga Koch et al have lived to tell the tale. Plus! Ten shows to see this year

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Festival 2023: the best theatre and comedy to book

Our critics pick 20 of the must-see shows for those travelling north of the border for the world’s biggest this summer

Evening Standard

Edinburgh festival 2023: 50 shows to see

Cracking comedy, an eclectic mix of theatre – and aerial dance in an ice rink. Our critics share their picks for the August arts extravaganza

The Guardian - UK

Chloe Petts at Soho Theatre review – a rising star whose name will soon be in lights

The commanding stand-up’s engaging debut is an illuminating insight into the hot topic of gender

Evening Standard

The best comedy shows of 2022

From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching standup and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Chloe Petts at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh: One of the most accomplished Fringe debuts ever

Petts handles hot topics like gender in an accessible, calm and funny way

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh fringe 2022: 10 comedy shows you shouldn’t miss

More picks from this year’s festival, including Jordan Brookes, The Delightful Sausage, plus dance from Circa and theatre

Evening Standard

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Our critic’s pick of the 20 must-see comedy shows

This year promises an festival like no other. Here are the shows not to miss at the annual jamboree

The Guardian - UK

Chloe Petts review – cheery comedy confronting thorny issues

Skilful standup’s Covid-delayed debut, Transience, takes the heat out of fraught conversations about gender and is well worth the wait

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘I thought I’d resolved all of this stuff about masculinity’

The standup talks about touring with Ed Gamble, how comics enjoy the life of a retiree and the importance of exploring gender and its presentation

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.