The late, great Bill Hicks, tragically taken from us early in '94, live on stage at the Dominion Theatre in London. In this, his last performance, the outrageous comic plays to a sell-out audience and is as always, refreshingly irreverent, controversial and thought-provoking. Included in this tribute are clips of interviews with David Letterman and Jay Leno, brief interviews with comedians, including Sean Hughes and Eddie Izzard, anecdotal contributions from old school friends and his parents. T find out more...

Chris Rock's highly acclaimed stand up show at the New York Apollo is a treat. After the success of his HBO TV special 'Bring The Pain', Rock returns to the stage with his rapid-fire critical observations of American society. From gun control to racism, monogamy to poverty, Chris Rock's ecelctic material is witty, incisive and most important of all, hysterical. find out more...

David Brent continues the pretence and once again we are expected to believe he is a stand up comedian called Ricky Gervais. My expectations were not high on the basis of his last stand up outing, 'Animals', but this is a pleasant surprise. As the man says "Politics is everywhere..." and most of the politics displayed here are of a particularly incorrect persuasion, mixing sharp satirical observation with absurdist humour. find out more...

Whoopi Goldberg is like a hip, Afro-American Joyce Grenfell. Her monologues are masterpieces of characterisation and acute observation - always funny and moving.

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