Dave Spikey: Best Medicine tour
30/11/2009 … If laughter is the best medicine, the first half of Dave Spikey’s show should probably be classed as a sedative.
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 30 November 2009
Fri 27 November 2009
Action Against Hunger night, County Hall
27/11/2009 … Even at the peak of his GLC powers, I’m fairly sure Ken Livingstone didn’t take to County Hall’s chamber floor, act out anal sex with his fingers and tell…
Tue 24 November 2009
Kevin Shevlin at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Relative newcomer Kevin Shevlin shows some genuine promise in his distinctive writing, though his performance skills are still very underdeveloped.
Tim Bradbury at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Tim Bradbury can beatbox a bit, but there’s very little comedy to be found in his bland set, which largely involved complaining about his being ginger in a camp…
Richard Brophy at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Australian Richard Brophy, with five years’ experience under his belt, went through the motions of stand-up, but his slickly performed, but rather unchallenging,…
Marlon Davis at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Still a relative newcomer, Marlon Davis bursts on to the stage like a breath of fresh air, with impish grin, boyish enthusiasm and an effortlessly open, confident…
Stuart Black at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Stuart Black’s set struggled to take flight, though he has some interesting ideas and the occasional delightful – or otherwise – turn of phrase.
Richard Bowen at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Rookie Richard Bowen’s selection of punny one-liners – delivered with the unforgiving deadpan many an unconfident newcomer adopts – are decidedly hit and miss,…