Kai Humphries at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
06/09/2009 … The moment he comes on stage, Newcastle newbie Kai Humphries blasts into a fine routine about how Geordies are always portrayed as morons in the media, first subverting…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 06 September 2009
Fri 04 September 2009
Dave Gorman 2009 tour – Bristol
04/09/2009 … To get to this gig in Bristol, Dave Gorman cycled nearly 50 miles from the previous night’s engagement in Taunton, all part of his quest to pedal the length and…
Wed 02 September 2009
Doug Stanhope in London
02/09/2009 … Ever insightful, Doug Stanhope knows the impotence of his trademark fury better than most.
Tue 01 September 2009
Stewart Lee – Original Review
01/09/2009 … First and foremost, Lee is probably the finest comedy technician in Britain, with every agonising, tantalising pause in his uniquely deadpan delivery finding its…
Rainer Hersch – Original Review
01/09/2009 … Yet another one of those half-deaf, half-German classical music experts that the comedy scene's so full of, Hersch's forte is, understandably, his specialist knowledge.
Late Night Gimp Fight – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … These gimps may very well want to keep their faces covered after some of the sketches in a show that’s lively, noisy, boisterous – but rarely as inventive as…
John Hegley: The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … Not many shows feature family-friendly singalongs and jaunty poetry as well as references to Max Beckmann, Mark Rothko and Georges Braque; but then few performers…
Bourgeois & Maurice: Social Work – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … Extravagant outfits, six-inch stilettos and make-up just as deep and a bitchily superior wit; Bourgeois and Maurice tick all the boxes for camp cabaret success.