Comedy
Kevin Hart plans ‘irresponsible’ Birmingham comedy date
Kevin Hart has announced he is expanding his widely successful and massively hysterical ‘The Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour,’ adding over 100 new dates including one at Arena Birmingham. The 38-year-old American comedian and actor will be coming to the West Midlands as part of five current UK dates which begin in Glasgow and end in…
10 Brummie rising stars to look out for in 2018
As far as top entertainment talent hailing from Birmingham is concerned, the city is a gift that just keeps on giving. Don’t believe us? You’d only have to check the IMDB resumes of Felicity Jones, David Harewood, Julie Walters and Scott Adkins; or the discographies of Ozzy Osborne, The Streets, UB40, Judas Priest and Steel Pulse to know…
Panto stars get to grips with celeb chef Glynn Purnell’s eggs
Yummy Brummy celebrity chef Glynn Purnell was armed with his eggs, and he wasn’t ‘yolking’ around when it came to handing them to Beverley Knight, Suzanne Shaw and Matt Slack, and hand them he did, on a plate… eventually. The Birmingham panto stars were flippin’ eggs-static after agreeing to Purnell’s totally random omelette challenge, as…
FILM REVIEW: Double Date
I had no idea what I was about to experience when watching Double Date. All I knew that it was a comedy, but it turned out to be a dark comedy taking slasher horror from a very bland aesthetic to something violent but brimming with character.
World champion poet Buddy Wakefield to perform in Birmingham
Three-time world champion spoken word artist Buddy Wakefield will make a rare appearance in Birmingham this month, on 20th August, when he performs at the city’s upcoming ‘Hubb Debates’ event in Sparkbrook. The Hubb Debates is a novel event format that combines open public debate on contentious issues with spontaneous performances from musicians and performance artists…
Local comedy hopeful set to share stage with surrealist stand-up Ross Noble
Young West Midlands actor and entertainer Michael Crump – who appeared in BBC drama Danny and the Human Zoo in 2015 – will be joining legendary stand-up surrealist Ross Noble on stage this week, as part of celebrations marking Black Country Day. The wonderfully talented 23-year-old comedian from Blackheath spoke to I Am Birmingham’s Harvey McDonald about what it’s…