Sitcom Trials Final 2009
15/05/2009 … Sitcoms have been written off as a dying breed forever- – although no one would think to write off another genre, cop shows, say, in quite the same offhand way.
2009 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 15 May 2009
Wed 06 May 2009
James Acaster – Original Review
06/05/2009 … Mild-mannered James Acaster makes a lot out of a little; that’s just his style – elevating the most everyday occurrence into a grand anecdote and celebrating…
Catie Wilkins – Original Review
06/05/2009 … Dry-as-dust newcomer Catie Wilkins exudes a miserable, detached ennui that is unlikely to fire up many crowds – but look beyond the low-energy deadpan, and you’ll…
Tue 05 May 2009
Brendan Naughton – Original Review
05/05/2009 … Brendan Naughton is a lively- to-the-point-of-intimidating, comedian, ranting and furiously at countless irritations; yet he barely scratches the surface of most…
Fri 01 May 2009
Brett Sharpe – Original Review
01/05/2009 … Newcomer Brett Sharpe takes a rather hack line on a rather hack subject, and drags it out to a five-minute routine, which he delivers in a blunt, unspontaneous style.
Tue 28 April 2009
Darren Ruddell – Original Review
28/04/2009 … When Darren Ruddell comes on stage as ‘Kev’, it seems to portend yet another chav character act in shabby clothes, looking dense.
Sun 26 April 2009
Ben Davids – Original Review
26/04/2009 … Ben Davids is a low-key, parochial act, starting with material about his life as a librarian in smalltown Tamworth.
Joel Dommett – Original Review
26/04/2009 … Newcomer Joel Dommett has the confident, excitable delivery and quirky geek-chic good looks of a natural-born TV presenter, but the material is rather mundane.