Marie Vagen at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … One’s a Norwegian, the other is a British Muslim from Pakistani parents, but from the very first line, it’s impossible not to draw comparisons between newcomer…
Tue 22 September 2009
© Claudia Wass Miss London at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … ‘Single ladies MAKE SOME NOISE!’ As feisty as they come, high-impact Miss London – the alter-ego of 20-year-old Dionne Hughes – bursts on to the stage with…
Charlie Covell at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Though primarily an actor, the dry and quirky newcomer Charlie Covell shows considerable promise as a stand-up, despite some faltering first steps.
Eve Webster at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Eve Webster is an impressionist with a definite knack for voices, which is the least you can expect from the job description.
Giada Garofalo at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Italian Giada Garofalo promises some unique material about her country’s political class and Silvio Berlusconi’s antics.
Katerina Vrana at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Katerina Vrana fizzles with verve and confident likeability, even if remarks about being a cross between two celebrities and moaning about British drizzle don’t…
Rhona McKenzie at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Relative newcomer Rhona McKenzie offers an earthy set, with cheap-laugh references to the likes of camel toes, overgrown bushes and big pants, which she’s not…
Catherine Semark at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Though a relative newcomer, well-spoken Catherine Semark has understated elegance and quiet confidence, that draws the audience in – even though her routine is…