Iain Stirling at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Though relatively inexperienced, Iain Stirling has a breezy, natural style with shovelfuls of amiability – but also the gags to match, even producing a nice twist…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 06 September 2009
Dominic Cross at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … New kid on the block Dominic Cross is a relatively mainstream act, wielding his guitar he bashed out a couple of mediocre musical one-liners, before moving into…
Max Dickens at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Impressive newcomer Max Dickens, whose modest, careful delivery perfectly showcases his often sterling material, derived from imaginative thinking and expressed…
Laurie Blake at the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Awards final
06/09/2009 … Laurie Blake based much of the first part of his set around a book he saw that was blatantly, and disingenuously, trying to cash in on Dan Brown’s success, but…
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.
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.