Bob Graham: Work Ethic
17/03/2013 … There’s a disarming honesty in Bob Graham’s confession that he’s spent the last four years mostly unemployed and claiming benefits.
2013 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 17 March 2013
Thu 07 March 2013
Give It Up For Comic Relief
07/03/2013 … Like so many things involving Russell Brand, Give It Up For Comic Relief was morally ambiguous.
Tue 19 February 2013
Pierre Hollins: White Man Blues
19/02/2013 … Pierre Hollins has all the bases covered – sex, religion, drugs – and the sort of admirable commitment to the punchline demanded by the New Mainstream circuit…
Mon 18 February 2013
Comedians Who Happen To Speak English/Great Danes
18/02/2013 … Who knew the East Midlands had such demand for Danish comedians? There’s not one but two shows at the Leicester Comedy Festival comprising only comics from the…
Fri 15 February 2013
Comedy De Luxe Night 4
15/02/2013 … The sold-out house for the exquisitely sardonic Simon Evans at week four of Comedy De Luxe witnessed a competent, if inconsistent, line-up of newer acts for their…
Thu 14 February 2013
Tim Minchin in Winchester
14/02/2013 … OK, so Tim Minchin doesn’t really need another review at this point, but who would turn down the chance of witnessing him perform a one-off ‘greatest hits’…
Wed 13 February 2013
Rob Deering: The One
13/02/2013 … Rob Deering has got a lot of kit on stage: keyboard, drum kit (of sorts), congas, effects and looping pedals, mixing desk, guitar, cowbells.
Tue 12 February 2013
© BBC An Ideal Night Out
12/02/2013 … A little over 24 hours after explaining why he was no longer doing stand-up, Johnny Vegas was back in the same Leicester venue doing, what to most observers, would…