Sam Simmons: Spaghetti For Breakfast
03/08/2015 … Reviewed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April 2015 Sam Simmons has a bugbear about ‘relatable’ comedy – an adjective that’ll never get…
2015 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 03 August 2015
Sat 01 August 2015
Stand-up For Satire
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Union Chapel, Islington
01/08/2015 … 'I am going to reinstate your faith in censorship,' Frankie Boyle tells the audience at the Index On Censorship charity gig, foreshadowing the barrage of appalling-taste…
Wed 29 July 2015
Terry Alderton's All Crazy Now
Radio (p)review by Steve Bennett
29/07/2015 … Bizarre voices in the head, all expressing contrasting emotions that make up a transient form of self… both the plot to Pixar’s new family animation Inside…
Tue 28 July 2015
Come In! Sit Down!
Review of Muju Crew sketch show by Steve Bennett
28/07/2015 … The Muju Crew is a ten-year-old project between Jewish and Muslim performers working together 'through a shared passion for creating art.
Fri 24 July 2015
The Last Sparks Of Sundown
24/07/2015 … On stage, the Pajama Men create multi-stranded filmic epics in their nightwear, so a transfer to the big screen seems long overdue.
Mon 20 July 2015
© Jen O'Neill Latitude Extra
20/07/2015 … Matt FordeIt must be the worst time to be a political comedian.
Jason Manford at Latitude
20/07/2015 … When it comes to bookings, Latitude seeks the alternative, credible bands – but on comedy its tastes are notably more mainstream, with Jason Manford closing the…
Shappi Khorsandi at Latitude
20/07/2015 … One peculiarity of playing a tent in the middle of the day is that the comedian can see the entire audience.