David Quirk: Feeling Steve Breathe
01/01/2009 … The laconic David Quirk is attempting something a little different with the architecture of stand-up, replacing the accepted tricks of the genre with a new batch…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 01 January 2009
Sammy J: 1999
01/01/2009 … The sound you’re most likely to hear from the audience of the new show from talented musical comedian Sammy J isn’t laughter, but a sympathetic ‘aaah’.
Mario Joyner
01/01/2009 … Mario Joyner supported Chris Rock on his last tour, but any expectations of similarly incisive social commentary are quickly dispelled when he opens his late-night…
Ricky Gervais: Science
01/01/2009 … Early preview show: Bloomsbury Theatre, London, April 20, 2009Ricky Gervais is dabbling in science, and tonight we are his guinea pigs.
Just for Laughs: Montreal Festival Showcase 2009
01/01/2009 … It’s as if there are three simultaneous gigs being performed to three different audiences at the annual Just For Laughs showcase at the London Comedy Store.
Scott Capurro's Position
01/01/2009 … If any chat show is only as good as its guests, Scott Capurro’s new live venture looks promising indeed, with the likes of Ken Livingstone, Julian Clary, Brain…
© BBC Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
01/01/2009 … In comedy circles, Stewart Lee has long been acknowledged as an influential, intelligent and principled stand-up almost beyond reproach.