Earl Okin – Original Review
01/11/2004 … Forties throwback Okin is a true original; a distinctive, eccentric figure on the stand-up circuit since before such a phrase even existed.
2004 Archives
Mon 01 November 2004
Roland Gent – Original Review
01/11/2004 … Roland Gent starts his punchy set with a giant reproduction of a newspaper story, a hefty prop to be carrying from gig to gig, especially as the only gag to it…
Peter von Natzmer – Original Review
01/11/2004 … Perhaps it’s an EU directive, but there seems to be small groundswell of German comics, both real and fictional, arriving onto the British circuit.
Mark Steel – Original Review
01/11/2004 … Mark Steel was one of the angry young lefties at the forefront of the alternative comedy boom of the Eighties.
Omid Djalili – Original Review
01/11/2004 … A brilliantly barnstorming act, Djalili cheerfully subverts stereotypes in a dazzling, high-octane performance.
Tony Hendriks – Original Review
01/11/2004 … As the stereotypical Jamaican, Tony Hendriks is a laid back and friendly performer.
Anthony J Brown – Original Review
01/11/2004 … The most obvious thing to mention about Brown is his uniquely stylised delivery, irritating but effective in equal measures.
Andy Smith – Original Review
01/11/2004 … Smith is something of a comedy Jekyll and Hyde, his act split into two distinct halves, one much more gruesome than the other.