Guy Browning's Small Talk
01/01/2005 … The image Guy Browning projects on stage is so prim and proper that he even feels the need to excuse himself for being ‘unnecessarily provocative’ when…
2005 Archives
Sat 01 January 2005
Steve Furst: Behind The Net Curtains
01/01/2005 … if you have been to the cinema over the past two years, you will surely recognise Steve Furst from the Orange adverts that precede every film.
Rain Pryor: Fried Chicken & Latkes
01/01/2005 … Rain Pryor has an early warning for anyone expecting to see a female version of her father: ‘This ain’t my daddy’s stand-up.
Alun Cochrane: Comedy With Sad Bits
01/01/2005 … With a title like this, and an explanation that sitcoms and stand-ups always work best when they incorporate moments of sadness, Alun Cochrane makes promises of…
Tom Snyders: The Bicycling Comedian
01/01/2005 … At some point in the Eighties, American comic Tom Snyders decided to start travelling to all his gigs by bicycle – and this slightly idiosyncratic mode of…
Monkey Butlers
01/01/2005 … The Monkey Butlers is a quartet of moderately established stand-ups who’ve chosen to take a foray into sketch comedy – and what a traditional, old-fashioned…
John Oliver & Andy Zaltzman issue a list of de
01/01/2005 … As solo performers, both Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver have their faults.
Shazia Mirza: Between You And Me
01/01/2005 … Shazia Mirza is starting to develop as a comic, four years after September 11 propelled her to a fame far beyond her ability.