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…
2010 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 18 January 2010
© 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,…
Seann Walsh at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Seann Walsh’s most successful routine is very much in the vein of the Michael McIntrye as he re-enacts those moments when you stumble in the street, or suddenly…
Rob Rouse at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Over the years, Rob Rouse has evolved from a manic force of effervescence into a more anecdotal style of comedy – ie he’s actually starting to get some material…
Nina Conti at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … In Nina Conti’s well-crafted ventriloquism act, her simian sidekick placed her under hypnosis so he can do his song… how many speciality acts do you want in…
Marlon Davis at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Relative newbie Marlon Davis is a joyous performer, with his infectious grin, animated delivery and mischievous sense of humour proving so irresistibly disarming…