Otis Lee Crenshaw – Original Review
01/09/2008 … In the transitional years of British comedy, folk singers such as Billy Connolly and Jasper Carrott used to banter between their songs until gradually the talking…
2008 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 01 September 2008
Rich Hall – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Grumpily disillusioned American Rich Hall mixes an engaging spontaneity with desert-dry jokes about his homeland and its retarded leader, barking out pithy, politically-aware…
Rhona Cameron – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Rhona Cameron has recently returned to the stage after a five-year absence – and the results are decidedly mixed.
Thu 28 August 2008
Richard Herring – Original Review
28/08/2008 … Richard Herring’s a brilliant one-hour act, but sometimes struggles when he has to abandon the narrative arc for a 20-minute set to an audience that isn’t his…
Jason Byrne – Original Review
28/08/2008 … Jason Byrne is a natural when it comes to focussing his Sizewell-sized reserves of energy.
Sun 24 August 2008
Sara Pascoe – Original Review
24/08/2008 … The breathlessly excited Sara Pascoe has has seemingly boundless energy and drive, romping through her gag-driven set with great aplomb.
Fri 22 August 2008
Tue 19 August 2008
Daniel Simonsen – Original Review
19/08/2008 … Norwegian Daniel Simonsen has a head-start in comedy for his accent alone, the bone-dry, off-kilter Nordic delivery providing a distinctively stilted rhythm to the…