Thu 25 June 2009
Don Biswas, June 2009
25/06/2009 … Don Biswas looks nervy and uncomfortable in the spotlight, and so as not to put too much of himself on the line, delivers a list of detached one-liners.
Adam Tempest, June 2009
25/06/2009 … Mild-mannered Adam Tempest has an amiable, chatty style that makes him good company, but the tales of his flatmates (a ‘rapey’ bloke and a South African woman…
Sajeela Kershi, June 2009
25/06/2009 … Fast-talking Sajeela Kershi babbles away effusively and engagingly, although there’s a lack of focus in the writing and the subject matter.
Jane Bostock, June 2009
25/06/2009 … Jane Bostock offers an audaciously dry set; full of deliberately over-long pauses and needless repetition of out-of-context phrases such as ‘Neutering helps prevent…
Mark Restuccia, June 2009
25/06/2009 … The well-spoken Mark Restuccia has the verve and confidence of a seasoned pro, despite having been on the circuit for not much more than a year.
Wed 24 June 2009
Calman talks shop
Comedy chat show for Radio Scotland
24/06/2009 … Stand-up Susan Calman has landed her own four-part chat show on BBC Radio Scotland.
The Ultimate Green Room
24/06/2009 … Comedy courses might teach the wannabe comic the elementary tools of the craft, but there’s only really one way the rookie stand-up can learn exactly how this…