Bob Downe: Brighter, Whiter
01/01/2002 … Sometimes it's good to slip your brain into neutral for a hearty chunk of simple undemanding fun - which is where Bob Downe comes in.
2002 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 01 January 2002
Geoff Boyz
01/01/2002 … This genial Glaswegian opens with an aged gag about drunkenness straight out of the comedy ark - but thankfully things do pick up thereafter.
Noel Fielding: Voodoo Hedgehog Perrier nominee
01/01/2002 … Surreal is the new 'zany' - the lazy way for the talentless to pretend they are funny.
Rob Rouse
01/01/2002 … With more zest and verve than a hyperactive seven-year-old on a bouncy castle, Rouse energises the room from the moment he bounds on stage.
Phil Nichol: Things I Like, I Lick Perrier nominee
01/01/2002 … It's rare these days to experience a genuinely exciting stand-up show, a show with a sense of danger and expectation in the presence of a truly unpredictable comedian.
Marcus Brigstocke: The Award-Winning Show
01/01/2002 … Vacuous showbiz award bashes are hardly the most elusive of targets, but Marcus Brigstocke and Co do make a decent fist of it with this lightweight, but fun, affair.
Dara O'Briain
01/01/2002 … Conventional wisdom suggests you need themes and structure to sustain an hour-long stand-up show.
Death By Sketches: The Hix Family Roobinstein
01/01/2002 … Utterly shambolic, and almost as funny, this fast-moving collection has more than a touch of Goon Show spirit about it.