Brendon Burns & Mick Foley: Good God Almighty at Montreal Just For Laughs
29/07/2012 … The idea that comedy challenges its audience into new ways of thinking is largely a myth.
2012 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 29 July 2012
Sat 28 July 2012
Alternative Show: Montreal Just For Laughs 2012
28/07/2012 … It’s a midnight show in grimy rock venue featuring a totem poll of fake skulls and a dodgy PA system, but this Alternative Show was probably the best start-to-finish…
Fri 27 July 2012
The Muppets Gala at Just For Laughs Montreal
27/07/2012 … It has to be one of the best opening sequences in TV… and as the drumroll heralds the start of the Muppet Show theme, it brings a lump of to the throat and a palpable…
Wed 25 July 2012
Andrew Maxwell: That's The Spirit at Montreal Just For Laughs
25/07/2012 … This is not the sort of gig you fly 3,000 miles for.
Jim Breuer at Montreal Just For Laughs
25/07/2012 … ‘Make some noise for Jim Breuer!’ But despite the stock introduction, no audience is ever going to be able to compete with this growly veteran.
Tue 24 July 2012
Anthony Jeselnik at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival
24/07/2012 … Anthony Jeselnik isn’t going to let the current furore over whether it’s acceptable to make jokes about rape put any restrictions on his brand of nasty comedy.
Jim Gaffigan at Montreal Just For Laughs
24/07/2012 … He’s made more out of a single foodstuff than any other comedian, with the possible exception of Peter Kay and his blasted garlic bread.
Mon 23 July 2012
Dylan Moran etc at the Greenwich Comedy Festival
23/07/2012 … It would normally be thought quite the risk to end your prestigious high-profile comedy festival with a stand-up doing work in progress.