Review: The Last Laugh lauds Cooper, Morecambe and Monkhouse at Darlington Hippodrome

Review: The Last Laugh lauds Cooper, Morecambe and Monkhouse at Darlington Hippodrome

Andrew White watches Paul Hendy’s affectionate, laugh-out-loud play in which three comedy legends share a dressing room and dissect the secret of…

The Last Laugh Review

Darlington Hippodrome – until Saturday 22nd August 2026 Reviewed by Adam Craddock 5***** Last night I had the pleasure of being invited along to the always wonderful Darlington Hippodrome to watch the latest leg of the UK and Ireland tour of Paul Hendy’s “The Last Laugh”. This is a play I’ve been looking forward to come up for review for a good while now and (spoiler alert) it did not disappoint! The play follows an imagined pre show backstage …

Review: The Last Laugh at Darlington Hippodrome

Invited: Review by Joanna Andrews “A good joke has many fathers.” The Last Laugh is a love letter to the golden age of comedy. Most of us have fond memories of watching Bob Monkhouse, Tommy Cooper and Eric Morecambe performing on primetime television. They were famous for their gags, their professionalism and their unmistakable energy, both onstage and in interviews. This play has all of those elements and more, delivered through three powerhous…