Fox Klein: I'm Telling You For the First Time...Again
01/04/2008 … On first impressions, this show could be tricky to review.
2008 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 01 April 2008
A Record Or An OBE
01/04/2008 … Dramas about the miserable lives of bygone comedians are so in vogue that it surely can’t be long until BBC Four is screening Fozzie Bear: The Crack Years…This…
Tommy Dassalo: Viewmaster
01/04/2008 … Live comedy is being engulfed in tsunami of DIY whimsy, just as the low-rent surrealism of merely mentioning badgers or monkeys found its way into far too many sets…
Daniel Kitson: The Impotent Fury Of The Privileged
01/04/2008 … It’s becoming almost boringly predictable to write about how brilliant a stand-up Daniel Kitson is, but since his latest show hits the mark yet again, the superlatives…
Jarred Christmas – Original Review
01/04/2008 … Jarred Christmas is a big chump… at least that’s what his stand-up would have you believe.
Thu 27 March 2008
Mike O'Donovan – Original Review
27/03/2008 … Newish act Mike O’Donovan isn’t a musical comic, per se, but he does strum his guitar distractedly as he cracks his jokes – as Demetri Martin might do –…
Mon 24 March 2008
Gerry Howell – Original Review
24/03/2008 … Newcomer Gerry Howell is definitely channelling the spirit of Eddie Izzard with his manic, effervescent stream-of-conscience set.
Thu 20 March 2008
Jefferson & Whitfield – Original Review
20/03/2008 … Double acts are rare on the comedy circuit; that split paycheque proving too offputting for all but the most committed partnerships.