History Girls at Lowdown At The Albany
12/11/2009 … Exactly their name suggests, The History Girls apply an appealingly daft wit to historical figures – most notably 19th Century romantic writers from the Yorkshire…
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 12 November 2009
Mon 09 November 2009
Stefano Paolini supporting Al Pitcher's Picture Show
09/11/2009 … As a second-generation Italian immigrant, Stefano Paolini understandably bases much of his act on the gap between his parents’ culture and his own.
Thu 05 November 2009
Al Pitcher Picture Show
05/11/2009 … ‘This could just be an overweight ginger bloke from New Zealand showing holiday snaps of a place where you live.
Wed 04 November 2009
Magus Betner plus supports
04/11/2009 … ‘Anyone in from London?’ asks compere Kate Smurthwaite, to a small cheer.
Rachel Anderson at The Pipeline
04/11/2009 … Rachel Anderson has a thoroughly engaging North-East charm to her, with an unaffected friendliness and naturally warm stage composure that means the audience want…
David Whitney at The Pipeline
04/11/2009 … Posh-accented David Whitney’s delivery is an actorly, hectoring style with every key syllable carefully emphasised.
Mon 26 October 2009
American: The Bill Hicks Story
26/10/2009 … Bill Hicks was a patriot, claims American, someone whose tragically foreshortened life encapsulated the ideal of freedom of speech and the need to hold authority…