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He's a genius, and his influence on other comics is immense. His is an act I'd cross town to see, and one of the few comics I'd consistently recommend.

Scott Allen, April 2009

Watching him in the Wheatsheaf in London Almost ruined a weekend in the capital. luckily I also caught Russell Howard who restored my faith in young British comedy. Paul Foot is not funny. Watching him struggle on stage trying to explain his jokes was awful. Avoid at all costs.

Alan D\'Arcy, March 2009

I thought he was awful. I spent the entire evening cringing on his behalf at how un-funny he was. To be fair, the audience seemed split - half of them were Americans who seemed to find his incoherent ramblings utterly pant-wettingly funny, while the core of the audience sitting around me seemed to recoil in horror at how this man was bombing on stage. I think the worst part was that Paul seemed to find himself irresistably amusing, often pausing to snigger at his own poor jokes. The low point for me had to be when he decided to talk at length about his theory on making 'gay babies'. Just not funny! A comedian who has to point out to the audience that he is about to tell a joke is not original - he's just bad.

Katie, March 2009

I'm not a fan of his, to be honest, but American reaction to his appearance on Last Comic Standing proved, yet again, how wide the gap between their perceptions and our reality are. Over here, he's described as "surreal" and compared to Kenneth Williams or Peter Cook. But look at all the sites and forums devoted to Last Comic Standing -- just about all the Yanks mentioned Mr Bean in describing him! Whom he's absolutely nothing like, in looks or approach. Considering they rule us now, they could at least try to get on our wavelength.

Frank Gibbons, September 2008

In the kinda language he'd probably use, rather a curate's egg... The nervy 'stance' may be a valid persona or just a Woddy-Allenesque excuse to turn a negative into a positive. The desperate gag-explanations may be a neat postmodernist swipe at the genre or just a cop-out to pad out the set. The poncey language can be jolly silly, or it can just get on your tits and distract your attention from the meat of what he's actually trying to say. I enjoyed Paul's set, but it isn't for everyone.

Michael Monkhouse, July 2008

Subversive and strange. You will love it or hate it. I love it. If you hate it, you are wrong. I have seen entire audiences crying with laughter whilst he's on stage. More daring and inventive than seven other comedians put together

Adam Montgomery, September 2007

I saw Paul Foot last night in Edinburgh, and I was enthralled. Beautifully crafted and with a lovely style, if he doesn't hit the big time there's no justice.

White Rabbit, August 2007

I saw Paul on Edinburgh and Beyond on Paramount TV talking about You've Been Framed and the rising cost of Chinese takeaways. He was fantastic - made me a fan in an instant.

Neil, August 2007

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