© Claudia Wass Jo Selby as Tatiana Ostrakova at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Jo Selby's character of Russian comedian Tatiana Ostrakova, fresh from Jongleurs Minsk, was a highlight of the night.
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 22 September 2009
© Claudia Wass
Elizabeth Mee at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Elizabeth Mee admits she’s a stereotype: middle-aged and upper-middle-class, she’s Radio 4 in human form, and makes predictable references to Agas and children…
Fri 18 September 2009
Kevin Bloody Wilson Dilligaf tour
18/09/2009 … From even the slimmest knowledge of Kevin Bloody Wilson’s reputation, you’d probably know what to expect.
Wed 16 September 2009
Last Night Of The Poms
16/09/2009 … Dame Edna hasn’t performed Last Night Of The Poms for 28 years.
Sun 13 September 2009
Dan Atkinson compering at the Greenwich Comedy Festival
13/09/2009 … Dan Atkinson – by far the least famous person on stage – set the bar high with some hugely accomplished compering.
Kevin Eldon at the Greenwich Comedy Festival
13/09/2009 … Kevin Eldon dusted down his usual poet character, Paul Hamilton, to read from his never-quite published anthology Shadows Of Reflections.
Phil Nichol at the Greenwich Comedy Festival
13/09/2009 … Phil Nichol’s passion is intimidating, apparently possessed by some mischievous, possibly malevolent, spirit as he clumps around the stage with his T-shirt over…
Tommy Tiernan at the Greenwich Comedy Festival
13/09/2009 … For all his home-nation fame and Celtic Tiger wealth, Tommy Tiernan prides himself on remaining an eejit on the fringes of acceptable society.