Dave Baucutt : This Time It's Personal
23/05/2012 … Once upon a time, it was a running criticism of many hour-long stand-up shows that they comprised a tight 20-minute set, honed over years on the circuit, 20 minutes…
2012 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 23 May 2012
Fri 18 May 2012
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
18/05/2012 … Now *this* is how you do relationship comedy.
Thu 17 May 2012
Brighton Fringe: Walk Like A Black Man
17/05/2012 … Walk Like A Black Man somehow seems a crassly provocative title for a stand-up show – but for the sort of theatrical, personal monologue that Rafiq Richard presents,…
Brighton Fringe: Now!
17/05/2012 … This is the sort of show that makes you wish there was some sort of Corgi-type registration scheme for comedians, to ensure the patently unqualified don’t inflict…
Wed 16 May 2012
Brighton Fringe: Beesquit
16/05/2012 … The blurb for Beesquit promises so many highfalutin artistic concepts, it’s surely likely to scare off more potential punters than it woos.
Brighton Fringe: The Great Puppet Horn
16/05/2012 … What is it with puppets and knockabout satire? The Great Puppet Horn (the ‘Horn’, we are told, is ambiguous) might be a potential successor to Spitting Image…
Tue 15 May 2012
Brighton Fringe: An Austrian And Someone From Slough
15/05/2012 … Britain’s vibrant stand-up scene is a veritable United Nations of comedy – and now, representing Austria, we have Alice Frick.
Sat 12 May 2012
Jerry Seinfeld at Birmingham NIA
12/05/2012 … He’s a car nut, so this should be an appropriate analogy: Jerry Seinfeld is the Mercedes S-class of comedy.