Daniel Smith at the 2010 Laughing Horse new act final
31/05/2010 … Deadpan Daniel Smith is one of the new breed of anti-comedians, deconstructing everything while being in no rush to get to punchlines, nor putting much emotion into…
2010 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 31 May 2010
Dave Gibson at the 2010 Laughing Horse new act final
31/05/2010 … A vision in beige, Dave Gibson has the dress sense of Flight of the Conchords’s fictional manager Murray – but his routine is a lot more flamboyant.
Mark Cornell at the 2010 Laughing Horse new act final
31/05/2010 … Mark Cornell has an uncertain routine, largely concerning everyday turns of phrase.
Mark Restuccia at the 2010 Laughing Horse new act final
31/05/2010 … Mark Restuccia has an assured delivery and some decent jokes to boot.
Dan Wright at the 2010 Laughing Horse new act final
31/05/2010 … Dan Wright comes across as Mr Confident – and no surprise since he’s been part of the Electric Forecast double act for about a decade before going solo, and…
Pete Beckley at the 2010 Laughing Horse new act final
31/05/2010 … Deadpan Pete Beckley has a nice poise, although a lot of his by-the-book writing makes for very familiar territory: starting by referencing a famous person he looks…
Richard Rycroft at the 2010 Laughing Horse new act final
31/05/2010 … Newcomer Richard Rycroft’s point of difference is that he’s 50.
Sun 30 May 2010
Kevin Bridges at the SECC
30/05/2010 … Upgrading from a 50-seat Edinburgh Fringe venue to the SECC, Glasgow’s 10,000-capacity aircraft hangar, in under ten months, Kevin Bridges’ rise has been little…