Andrew Lawrence: Soul-Crushing Vicissitudes of Fortune - Fringe 2009
07/08/2009 … Andrew Lawrence has established himself as one of the most unrelentingly vitriolic comics on the circuit, with a bleak cascade of misanthropic misery all described…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 07 August 2009
Hugh Hughes in ... 360 - Fringe 2009
07/08/2009 … Hugh Hughes, a one-man charm factory, has built up quite a reputation in the world of fringe theatre for his touching storytelling shows.
Yianni Agisilaou in MP3Some: A Love Triangle Set to Music - Fringe 2009
07/08/2009 … It is always a joy to see a comic properly nail a show in idea and performance, and Agisilaou does it with this smart, pacy and, above all, very funny hour.
Wed 05 August 2009
Canuxploitation at Leicester Square Theatre
05/08/2009 … This is one of those shows that starts in the foyer, as you are greeted by a chipper Mountie (Drew McCreadie); how else do you establish ‘Canada’ swiftly in…
Thu 30 July 2009
Reggie Watts at Soho Theatre
30/07/2009 … He looks like something out of Michael Bentine’s Potty Time and sounds like… well, nothing you’ve ever heard before.
Mon 27 July 2009
Simon Amstell in Montreal
27/07/2009 … Like many comedians, Simon Amstell uses stand-up to conquer social inadequacies: somehow feeling more comfortable sharing intimacies with a roomful of strangers,…
Aziz Ansari
27/07/2009 … Aziz Ansari has a part in Judd Apatow’s new movie Funny People as a hack comedian who substitutes analysis for inspiration, with every nuance of his physical delivery…
Louis CK in Montreal 2009
27/07/2009 … One of the most celebrated strands of Louis CK’s comedy is that we should all stop griping about the modern world and instead appreciate its marvels.