Billy Kirkwood – Original Review
24/06/2014 … Billy Kirkwood can be something of a Glaswegian Peter Kay, delivering universal childhood nostalgia with punchy comic rhythms and a dynamic on-stage presence that…
2014 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 24 June 2014
Thu 12 June 2014
Aamer Rahman: The Truth Hurts
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Thearte
12/06/2014 … Aamer Rahman makes no apologies for the heavyweight issues he addresses in this most serious of comedy shows.
Fri 06 June 2014
© BBC Radio review: Blocked
Franke Boyle's sitcom, starring David Mitchell
06/06/2014 … Frankie Boyle has proved too controversial for supposedly edgy late-night TV shows, so it could come as a surprise that his BBC comeback comes via middle-class Radio…
Thu 05 June 2014
Oxjam comedy night
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Spiritual bar, Camden
05/06/2014 … The annual Oxjam fundraising week of music gigs across Camden, the heart of London bandland, last night kicked off with its very first comedy gig; and in a venue…
Wed 04 June 2014
Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock (Art Rock)
Review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre
04/06/2014 … The funniest moment in faux German rock duo Die Roten Punkte’s first ever London gig is not one their public liability insurers would ever condone.
Tue 03 June 2014
© Sun Lee Mae Martin – Original Review
03/06/2014 … Mae Martin began writing and performing comedy at 13 in her native Canada, where she has been nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards.
Twice As Nice Comedy
Gig review by Steve Bennett in London
03/06/2014 … Promoter and compere Sam Deards has roped in his parents and some of their friends to bolster the audience at tonight’s Twice As Nice show, held above a West…
Cat Laughs, Kilkenny
Festival round-up by Jay Richardson
03/06/2014 … For the opening night of its 20th anniversary year, the Cat Laughs festival herded more than 1,000 punters and almost as many comedians into the Hub at Cillín…