Bill Cosby in Montreal 2009
27/07/2009 … It’s early evening on a balmy summer’s day, somewhere in rural America, when you pop round to the large but understated home of that nice old couple you’ve…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 27 July 2009
Alternative Comedy Show: Montreal 2009
27/07/2009 … Most comics play it safe at Just For Laughs.
Carlsberg Comedy Carnival 2009, Day 4
27/07/2009 … The final day of the carnival began for me with one of the most eagerly awaited shows of the festival for most people, Tim Minchin supporting Des Bishop.
Sun 26 July 2009
Carlsberg Comedy Carnival 2009, Day 3
26/07/2009 … Day three brought 16 comics in four shows over nine hours, so forgive me for rattling through brief reviews of each:Show One: Young, Gifted and GreenJohn Colleary:…
Sat 25 July 2009
Carlsberg Comedy Carnival 2009, Day 2
25/07/2009 … Day two began with cancellations as Jason Manford stayed home with his pregnant wife and Hans Teeuwen pulled out due to illness.
The Sketch Show, Montreal 2009
25/07/2009 … The Anglophone half of Just For Laughs has long been dominated by stand-up, but this show – part of the fringe Zoofest and presented by the acclaimed Upright…
Tommy Tiernan: Eh at Montreal 2009
25/07/2009 … Tommy Tiernan has very firm ideas about a lot of things, not least of which is stand-up itself.
Fri 24 July 2009
Carlsberg Comedy Carnival 2009, Day 1
24/07/2009 … Only in Ireland could a comedy festival open on the day the government made blasphemy illegal.