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Reich’s flouncing, self-obsessed comedy is a brittle skewering of irony and anxiety – and a must-see

Phil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival’s comedy, theatre and dance

It would be a bit too easy to say something like, “maybe you could use a laugh right now,” and use that as a hook to suggest some streaming comedy specials. Mostly because the sharpest, most interesting comedy isn’t escapist entertainment, but rather, funny because it’s true, using humor to…

In the TV version of her hit Edinburgh show, the standup’s charisma, songs and self-absorbed swagger are still sparkling