Geoffrey Perkins – Original Review
01/09/2008 … One of the most gifted and respected TV comedy producers of his generation, Geoffrey Perkins first nurtured his career at Oxford University, where he collaborated…
2008 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 01 September 2008
Def Comedy Jam
01/09/2008 … Whatever you say about Def Comedy Jam, they know how to get an audience in the mood; with the talented hip-hop DJ Kid Capri scratching his way through a sizeable…
Russell Howard: Dingledodies
01/09/2008 … Dingledodies is a word Jack Kerouac invented to describe life-affirming weirdos he was always drawn to, the ‘the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to…
Joseph Wilson – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Cheeky newcomer Joseph Wilson’s material tends towards the obvious, appropriating a bit of graffiti he’s seen, doing a hummus/Hamas gag, and a hackneyed take…
Jeremy Hardy – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Jeremy Hardy’s peevishness comes not only from a sense of his own middle-age, but also from an irritation that after 23 years preaching his left-wing message,…
Jon Richardson – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Although only a twentysomething, Jon Richardson is a grumpy young man, liking things ‘just so’, and becoming irascible when they’re not.
Brendon Burns – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Bilious and sweary Brendon Burns is, on the surface, simply another aggressive, swaggering Aussie talking filth, but behind the hard-edged material lies some smart…
Jenny Eclair – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Jenny Éclair is in her late 40s and 'falling to pieces’.