Andy Askins – Original Review
16/09/2005 … Like Billy Connolly and Jasper Carrott before him, Andy Askins plied his trade as a musician before coming to the realisation he could make people laugh, too.
2005 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 16 September 2005
Sun 11 September 2005
Barry Castagnola – Original Review
11/09/2005 … Though he may start with a bit of genial chav-baiting, the cheery Castagnola is more than another comic who’s latched onto a media buzzword to rehash a few modern…
Thu 01 September 2005
Henning Wehn – Original Review
01/09/2005 … Wehn is possibly the only German comic working on the British circuit, which is obviously going to be the springboard for many gags playing up to the stereotype…
Pete Firman – Original Review
01/09/2005 … Firman is one of those old-fashioned speciality acts who enliven the comedy circuit by injecting variety into a bill, even if his tricks have barely changed over…
Steve Day – Original Review
01/09/2005 … Day is Britain's only deaf comedian - which certainly gives him a unique comic perspective.
Josie Long – Original Review
01/09/2005 … Listening to Josie Long is like sitting next to the nutter on the bus, but safe in the knowledge she’s not a dangerous one.
Brendan Dempsey – Original Review
01/09/2005 … A naturally amiable, likeable and relaxed performer, this gargantuan Irishman is a slow starter in converting his engaging chatter into solid laughs.
Keith Fields – Original Review
01/09/2005 … Fields is much more of a trickster than a comic, as even the most cursory glance at his material will attest.