Winston Smith at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Winston Smith starts with a gag associated with Jimmy Carr (‘Women are like buses…’) which doesn’t endear, despite a confidence rare in such a rookie.
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 06 September 2009
Richard Bowen at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Newcomer Richard Bowen has an incredibly deadpan stance, all emotion drained from his voice.
Naz Osmanoglu at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … With an uncommon pizzazz for a newcomer, Naz Osmanoglu properly grabs the gig and delivers material on his terms.
Robin Bucklow at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Downbeat newcomer Robin Bucklow takes ta misanthropic approach, moaning about how he hates going out, especially to music festivals.
Ivo Graham at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Young comic Ivo Graham has some promising material, especially about explaining ‘yo momma’ jokes to his own mother, and slyly showing off about his exemplary…
Mark Simmons at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Although he shares his name with a black American comic, lively Mark Simmons looks more like Rhys Ifans – albeit with a Worzel Gummidge haircut – which he was…
Jim Campbell at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Jim Campbell injects a dose of vibrancy into any gig, with a flamboyant, campish performance slightly reminiscent of fellow Essex boy Russell Brand.
Kevin Shevlin at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … Dry-as-dust Kevin Shevlin has his miserable take on being socially awkward, especially when it comes to women, and pondering the inevitability of death.