Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2009
01/01/2009 … The first big new comedy event on the calendar, lightening the winter darkness is usually the Hackney Empire new act show.
2009 Archives
Thu 01 January 2009
Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Show 2009
01/01/2009 … The world of comedy can be an insular place.
Alfie Moore: Laughter Police
01/01/2009 … If Alfie Moore ever asks the comedians’ age-old question: ‘Who here smokes dope?’, don’t answer him.
Jarlath Regan: Relax The Cax
01/01/2009 … Review from the 2009 Leicester Comedy Festival:Soft-spoken Irishman Jarlath Reagan is as warm and comforting as a favourite pair of careworn slippers, and you can’t…
Heresy Project: Kill Your God
01/01/2009 … God is the new Margaret Thatcher… and I bet you weren’t expecting to read that sentence in a comedy review.
Pete Wells: Mental!
01/01/2009 … Every mind-reading act relies on its volunteers: And Peter Campbell-Wells has an odd selection today.
Al Murray: The Pub Landlord’s Beautiful British Tour
01/01/2009 … Review of the O2 Arena gig, May 9, 2009Seeing Al Murray’s latest tour is like seeing a favourite local turn into a Wetherspoons.
Harbingers
01/01/2009 … Review from the Brighton Fringe, May 2009Harbingers are a youthful, sweetly whimsical triple-act, gently enjoyable but needing much more focus in their work.