Geoff Whiting – Original Review
01/01/2001 … Something of an Identikit comedian, Whiting (who is responsible for the network of Mirth Control comedy clubs) lacks his own distinct voice, chosing over-familiar…
Mon 01 January 2001
Duncan Oakley – Original Review
01/01/2001 … Musical acts can be among the laziest in comedy.
Harvey O'Leary – Original Review
01/01/2001 … This Irishman recounts unexciting observations and regurgitated old gags with an almost catatonic delivery.
Ross Noble – Original Review
01/01/2001 … If comedy is the new rock and roll, then Noble is Cleo Laine.
The Comedy Clone
01/01/2001 … The cavernous venue was host to just a score of punters, offering little prospect of a cosy evening's comedy from this trio of up-and-coming stand-ups.
Jack Russell: I Prefer Dogs
01/01/2001 … When even Tory politicians like Peter Lilley are talking about legalising cannabis, isn't it about time comics realised it is time to move on from tired drug material?…
Chambers & Nettleton: Doubled Up
01/01/2001 … Some double acts that surface at Edinburgh seem to have been concocted for the expediency of sharing the cost - and the stage time - of a full-length show.
Jackie Clune: Bitchin
01/01/2001 … The catty queen of cabaret is going mainstream - well, sort of.