Joe Black

Joe Black www.misterjoeblack.com - Dark cabaret drag darling, musical comedy misfit and vintage vaudeville villain. He is a living cartoon.

‘Exceptional‘ - Broadway Baby ★★★★★

"The king of cabaret noir" - The Metro

"Not to be missed" - Vanity Fair Italia

"An evening chock full of indecent hilarity. This one-man song and dance feast will leave you gobsmacked for all the right reasons" - Time Out Melbourne

“A well-sussed, well tasty exponent of Commedia del’ Arte farce, he knows his theatrical history backwards, and frequently, vomi

ts it mashed-up Exorcist-style, to fabulously startling effect” - QX - ★★★★★

‘Beguiling mix of 30’s Berlin glamour and comically-sinister Disney villain… A deliciously malevolent energy’ - Broadway Baby

‘If you get the chance to see Joe Black perform then grab it with both bejewelled hands, don some rhinestones and slink your way down to this (metaphorically) smoky lair.’ - This Is Cabaret - ★★★★★

"His show is like nothing I have ever encountered before – it is absurd, terrifying, and brilliantly original and I desperately want to go again, and again. If this is the future of modern British cabaret then I am 100% behind it. Go, order yourself a large gin, take a seat, and be taken on a musical journey you hadn’t even dreamed was possible" - Scotsgay Magazine - ★★★★★

"Charismatic and downright filthy... There can be no one else quite like him" - Broadway Baby

"Compelling cabaret cadaver-ette... More seamless than a Venusian onesie" - Belfast Telegraph - ★★★★★

"Black is out and out the best performer I’ve seen this Fringe. Larger than life, buzzing with frenetic energy. You might almost believe that, like an animation, he can contort reality as suits" - Fringe Review

"Amazing!" - Jonathan Ross

"He's funny, fearless and probably not anything you could ever imagine - or want to take your mum along to see - but nothing can detract from his blood-curdling brilliance" - Reading Chronicle

“tHE DARKEST STAR IN CABARET. Black is the new black" - Bizarre Magazine

"Hellishly hot" - The Irish Independent

"Suitably wicked and woeful" - The Londonist

I took so many photos, which is really quite unlike me. So here’s a bunch from my time with The Dresden Dolls🎹🥁 across E...
10/09/2026

I took so many photos, which is really quite unlike me. So here’s a bunch from my time with The Dresden Dolls🎹🥁 across Europe. Thank you so much to Amanda Palmer 🎹 & Brian Viglione🥁 and all who sail within that ship for having me along, was a pleasure 🖤
Backstage photos. Solitary seat park admin. Prague. Backstage mirror. More backstage. Off to bed. Bows in Prague. Baby shooting. Backstage photoshoots. Train thumbs up. Shops calling me a slur. Netherlands station. Dog. Off duty street performer. Paris venue. Paris toilet mirror. Celine. Intro. Thirst trap.

Looking forward to joining The Dresden Dolls in Europe starting this week! I’ll be at the Prague, Berlin, Utrecht & Pari...
31/08/2026

Looking forward to joining The Dresden Dolls in Europe starting this week! I’ll be at the Prague, Berlin, Utrecht & Paris shows 🖤

With tour comes FRIENDS, old and new. Wheeee…

IT’S TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENERS, SPECIAL GUESTS AND CABARET PALS WHO WILL COME ON THIS GRAND ADVENTURE WITH US…

Up first!

We’re super excited to introduce Agnes Verano, who joined us yesterday in Vienna for the The Open Music Project. She’s an incredible harpist/singer-songwriter from Vienna...she’s opening the show at Arena in Vienna. (Anges came to us through FHolzinger & co, thanks Flo!)

Then! The Hi-Stakes - a brilliant hi-octane band who came through Brian - are opening in Utrecht and Paris.

In Prague and Warsaw we’re proud to have our dear friend Gaba Kulka, who has been collaborating with Amanda in the music & literary realms for decades now! ALSO in Warsaw, care of Gaba’s connections, we will be joined by the incredible Warszawski Ansambl Międzypokoleniowy (...a 50-member ALL-FEMME CHOIR!!!)

MORE QUEENS! … We are THRILLED to be welcoming our long-time friend and exploding U.K. cabaret sensation Joe Black to the stage for Prague, Berlin, Utrecht, and Paris. And through Joe and Jinkx Monsoon, we met a new queen: Sam Buttery , who’ll be MCing and performing with us in Manchester!!!
And last but not least — the drag community is the gift that keeps giving! - Joe also brought us to Eva Von Schnippisch, who is joining us in London!

What do you wear to a The Dresden Dolls🎹🥁 show, you ask?? WHATEVER MAKES YOU FEEL FREE. DRESS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, OR THE BEGINNING!!!

SO. MUCH. EXCITE. SEE YOU ALL SOON.

ALL SHOW INFO AND TICKETS are at DRESDENDOLLS.COM

August! It happened! It was very nice
31/08/2026

August! It happened! It was very nice

30/08/2026

What I wore to work this weekend - charity parody musical & hosting edition

Where you can find me this September 👁️ Prague (sold out), Berlin (sold out), Utrecht & Paris w/ The Dresden Dolls🎹🥁Then...
28/08/2026

Where you can find me this September 👁️
Prague (sold out), Berlin (sold out), Utrecht & Paris w/ The Dresden Dolls🎹🥁
Then Berlin again on Sep 11th & 12th w/ The Velvet Creepers
Then back to hosting duties at Madam Lola’s Cabaret on September 18th, 19th, 25th & 26th.
And finally capping off September in the most style supporting 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖌𝖊 𝕮𝖎𝖙𝖞 𝕾𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖘 on 30th at CHALK Brighton
See you there? 👁️

New post on Substack about house / cat sitting in Portsmouth! The 🔗 can be found in the usual place
27/08/2026

New post on Substack about house / cat sitting in Portsmouth! The 🔗 can be found in the usual place

Backstage  at Komedia Brighton 📸: Mickey - Theatre Photographer | Film Maker Outfit mostly COMME des GARÇONS and sense o...
10/08/2026

Backstage at Komedia Brighton
📸: Mickey - Theatre Photographer | Film Maker
Outfit mostly COMME des GARÇONS and sense of impending despair mostly models own

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