Tom Deacon – Original Review
22/01/2010 … Tom Deacon, Chortle’s student comedian of 2007, has a professionalism and presence that belies his relative inexperience.
2010 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 22 January 2010
Dave Hill: Big In Japan
22/01/2010 … Dave Hill is living every teenage boy’s dream.
Mon 18 January 2010
Josh Howie at the Just For Laughs London showcase
18/01/2010 … Josh Howie’s material is not for the faint at heart, revolving almost entirely around domestic violence, paedophilia, anal sex and rape.
Alun Cochrane at the Just For Laughs London showcase
18/01/2010 … Inveterate timewaster Alun Cochrane’s subdued approach was perhaps a little too subtle for the more alcohol-soaked punters, but his downplayed charm did eventually…
Miles Jupp at the Just For Laughs London showcase
18/01/2010 … Miles Jupp is unassuming in his delivery, with a set that is entirely driven by the understandable perception of him as the sort of posh man who could quite happily…
Elis James at the Just For Laughs London showcase
18/01/2010 … Likeable Welshman Elis James’s ruse of opening with new material about Montreal, culled from Wikipedia, was ill-advised – but it did mean a welcome change when…
© Trish Gant/Funny Women Holly Walsh at the Just For Laughs London showcase
18/01/2010 … Holly Walsh’s gentle but smartly crafted gags didn’t quite hit home, hampered by an imperfect delivery.
Sun 17 January 2010
Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … You probably couldn’t get two more different comedians than Jenny Éclair, who hosted the Leicester Comedy Festival preview in outrageously sordid style last year,…