Phil Kay: Branding The Ass Of A Heckler
01/01/2002 … Phil Kay used to have an air of excitement around him - a genuinely unpredictable comic who would spin brilliant improvised riffs from absolutely nothing.
2002 Archives
Tue 01 January 2002
Deaf In The Afternoon
01/01/2002 … With his debut one-man show, Steve Day seems to be staking his claim for one of the most lucrative prizes in comedy.
Charlie Chuck Is Scrooge
01/01/2002 … With his fragmented manner, Tourette-ish outbursts and compelling physical tics, Charlie Chuck's inspired lunacy is a welcome novelty - but is it enough to sustain…
Trevor and Simon: Unwigged
01/01/2002 … Trev and Simon trade in puerile schoolboy humour, atrociously low-grade puns and childishly basic insults - and well they know it, revelling in the very stupidity…
Gavin and Gavin: Full English Breakfast
01/01/2002 … There's little more to this than a couple of drama school girls showing off what accents they can do in the pretence of character comedy.
Rory Bremner
01/01/2002 … Satire must be in a pretty sorry state if Rory Bremner is its leading exponent.
Addy Borgh: Hearing Voices
01/01/2002 … Borgh arrived on stage without what had almost become his trademark beard - perhaps the voices suggested he cut it off - looking wide-eyed and bushy-tailed.
Live! Girls!
01/01/2002 … Live! Girls! is one of the burgeoning number of sketch shows that has great characters, strong ideas and polished performances, but which have trouble translating…