Boothby Graffoe – Original Review
28/12/2001 … Behind this amiably lacksadasical façade hides a brilliantly inventive comic mind that never rests on its laurels.
2001 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 28 December 2001
Sat 01 December 2001
Janey Godley – Original Review
01/12/2001 … A spirited raconteur, Godley's stock in trade is the personal anecdote, engagingly told and dripping with the sort of bitchy, selfish cynicism that would make Jenny…
Simon Bligh – Original Review
01/12/2001 … Former teacher Bligh is one of those comics who has worked hard to achieve a perfectly polished 20 minute routine, and seems perfectly happy to stay on that plateau.
Dave Parton – Original Review
01/12/2001 … Despite cultivating the persona of a bitter misfit, Parton seems, at heart, to be an endearingly old-fashioned sort of a comic.
Thu 01 November 2001
Sally Holloway – Original Review
01/11/2001 … Sally Holloway has now retired from stand-up in favour of running comedy courses, but Chortle wrote this of her in 2001: With a commanding stage presence, Holloway…
Irene Pink – Original Review
01/11/2001 … This Polynesian Islander proves popular with punters, thanks to an accomplished stage manner, but it is sometimes hard to work out exactly why she gets the laughs…
Geoff Norcott – Original Review
01/11/2001 … A high-energy performer, Norcott's strength is his devastatingly accurate parody of the violently misogynist attitude that pervades the rap scene.
Sally Bourne – Original Review
01/11/2001 … Bourne's a real audience-pleaser - but not necessarily in a good way.