Bearcat Hanwell opening night
14/09/2014 … It’s been more than 17 years since I last went up the steps to this function room above a West London pub, more than 17 years since The Viaduct in Hanwell hosted…
2014 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 14 September 2014
Tue 02 September 2014
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted
Gig review by Julia Chamberlain at Shepherds Bush Empire
02/09/2014 … Tig Notaro gives the gift of intimacy in her performance.
Sat 30 August 2014
Eric And Little Ern
30/08/2014 … Using other performer’s material is normally viewed as a cardinal sin, but Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens have taken matters to a whole other level with this…
Fri 29 August 2014
Obvious Child
29/08/2014 … The idea that a offbeat comedy could feature an abortion predictably riled the religious right when Obvious Child opened in the States – probably because the…
Thu 28 August 2014
Simon Callow in Juvenalia
Theatre review by Steve Bennett at St James's Theatre, London
28/08/2014 … ‘Omnia Romae cum pretio.
Tue 26 August 2014
Mark Simmons: Mr
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
26/08/2014 … To put it simply: if you like Tim Vine, you’ll like Mark Simmons, who shares the same love of a tight, silly pun and crushes an admirable quantity into his solo…
Mon 25 August 2014
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged)
25/08/2014 … After taking on the Bard, the Bible and the history of America the Reduced Shakespeare Company have now chosen to focus on their attentions on the engine that drives…
This Is Your Trial
25/08/2014 … As an improvised courtroom showdown, the tone of This Is Your Trial can be set by the audience.