The Miller Comedy Festival opening night
Gig review by Steve Bennett in London
31/01/2017 … Creating a comedy festival in a venue that already hosts such shows every night of the week is a tall order.
2017 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 31 January 2017
Mon 30 January 2017
© Lalitjee Photography NATYs final 2017
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Square Theatre, London
30/01/2017 … It’s always the most eclectic of the new act competitions, attracting more than its fair share of crazies, hoovering up the peculiar variety turns and oddball…
Thu 26 January 2017
Phil Mann: Nothingism
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Vaults Festival, London
26/01/2017 … The Vaults Festival, an underground Edinburgh Fringe-type warren of venues beneath Waterloo station, has kicked off its six-week comedy programming with Phil Mann’s…
Mon 23 January 2017
...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel
Theatre review by Steve Bennett at the Slapstick Festival, Bristol
23/01/2017 … Jeffrey Holland is still best known to millions as Hi-Di-Hi’s earnest holiday camp comedian Spike Dixon – but it doesn’t take more than a few moments on…
Thu 19 January 2017
Comedy At The Hippodrome
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the London Hippodrome
19/01/2017 … The first comedian to play the London Hippodrome was Charlie Chaplin, who was a youngster in extravagant 1900 circus variety show, headlined by Little Tich and featuring…
Tue 17 January 2017
Gig review: Jack Whitehall At Large
by Steve Bennett at the New Theatre, Oxford
17/01/2017 … It’s a peculiarly British trait to have affection for the posh.
Sat 14 January 2017
Jim Gaffigan: Fully Dressed
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Square Theatre, London
14/01/2017 … Jim Gaffigan is playing London, but he might as well be back home given the warm reception his trademark ‘Hot Pockets’ bit get, despite the product – a sort…
Fri 13 January 2017
© BBC/Avalon/Matt Frost Not Going Out series 8
13/01/2017 … Setting records for longevity means Not Going Out has had to be adaptable, working around the loss of its original female lead (Megan Dodds), its slapstick comic…