Matt Forde: Dishonourable Member
06/08/2011 … Now the Fringe programme has got its long-awaited cabaret section, can we also have one for ‘confident public speakers who are sort of engaging but don’t really…
2011 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 06 August 2011
Wendy Wason: Flashbacks
06/08/2011 … There is a risk allowing reviewers in to a preview show, and one Wendy Wason maybe shouldn't have taken.
Dave Eastgate: I Wish I Had A Band
06/08/2011 … If Aussie comic Dave Eastgate did indeed have a band it would be unlikely that, however tight an outfit they were, they would help paper over the fact that his Fringe…
Clare Plested: Vegas, Jesus And Me
06/08/2011 … In previous years, Clare Plested has appeared at the Fringe as one half of Plested and Brown in prop-tastic, silly and enjoyable plays alongside Adam Brown.
Fri 05 August 2011
Doug Stanhope in London 2011
05/08/2011 … How lovely to see Doug Stanhope back in Leicester Square Theatre, even if he clearly feels he’s slumming it after doing a night at the Hammersmith Apollo back…
The Two Wrongies
05/08/2011 … If you wanted to parody a bad, studenty Fringe show, you might imagine one person dressed up as giant foam cock, prodding another dressed as a giant vagina.
Scott Capurro: Who Are The Jocks?
05/08/2011 … There are a few strands to Scott Capurro’s typically washpish 2011 Fringe offering.
James Sherwood: I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow
05/08/2011 … Not every comic has to push boundaries and challenge taboos – so while James Sherwood’s comedy is rather too mild for my liking, you would be hard-pressed to…