Omid Djalili: No Agenda
01/08/2006 … Before bounding down the showbiz stairs of his vast Pleasance Grand room, Omid Djalili announced himself as ‘the Les Dennis of the Middle East’.
2006 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 01 August 2006
The Trivial Pursuits of Martin Mor
01/08/2006 … Martin 'Bigpig' Mor has been around a bit and it shows.
Ginger and Black – Original Review
01/08/2006 … Although newcomers, Ginger and Black are a polished, circuit-ready act.
Josh Howie – Original Review
01/08/2006 … Cleary taking his cue from Woody Allen, Joshua Howie – another bespectacled, bookish insecure Jewish man in therapy – offers a rewardingly cerebral brand of…
Tue 04 July 2006
Isma Almas – Original Review
04/07/2006 … Isma Almas knows how to make an entrance, coming on stage in full burkha.
Sat 01 July 2006
Jo Enright – Original Review
01/07/2006 … Tiny Jo Enright is a brilliantly gifted caricaturist, skilfully able to bring to life the exaggerated characters that inhabit her painstakingly polished stand-up…
Thu 01 June 2006
Rhys Darby – Original Review
01/06/2006 … This energetic Kiwi is a compelling performer; an accomplished mime who brings a physicality to his spirited act to rival Lee Evans, only with a lot less perspiration.
Tue 23 May 2006
Aaron Counter – Original Review
23/05/2006 … Soft-spoken Australian Aaron Counter has a very relaxed, subdued style, which suits some environments more than others.