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…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 06 September 2009
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.
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…
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…