Don't Think Twice
17/10/2016 … Don’t Think Twice is as accurate a portrayal as you’ll see of comedians’ psyches; but it’s also a touching and funny look at anyone delaying the onset of…
2016 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 17 October 2016
Sun 16 October 2016
Josie Long: Something Better
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre
16/10/2016 … Today brings another barrage of worrying anti-foreigner rhetoric from the Conservative Party conference, another reminder of how the monster unleashed by the Brexit…
Sat 15 October 2016
Hans Teeuwen: Real Rancour
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Brighton Dome
15/10/2016 … What to make of Hans Teeuwen? The Dutchman’s angry, absurd nihilism has made him an influential force among those who enjoy stand-up as an artform, driven by the…
Fri 14 October 2016
Ross Noble: Brain Dump
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Swan, High Wycombe
14/10/2016 … He wanted to tell us something about feminism, but true to the form of the past 20-plus years, Ross Noble got distracted.
Sat 08 October 2016
© BBC Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2016
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Glee, Birmingham
08/10/2016 … Once they had all performed, it was clear that that Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award was a two-horse race.
Fri 07 October 2016
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind The return of Still Game
07/10/2016 … The BBC continues to plunder its own back catalogue for the next mainstream sitcom hit.
Andrew Lawrence: The Outcast Comic
07/10/2016 … It’s a strange phenomenon of modern times that Andrew Lawrence can foster an edgy, rebellious image for adopting the exact-same reactionary tone of the government…
Thu 06 October 2016
Zapped
06/10/2016 … After finding success with the revival of Red Dwarf, the Dave channel has now turned to another cult genre to find its next comedy hit: fantasy.