John Shuttleworth: My Last Will And Tasty Mint
24/03/2017 … Although he appears preserved in aspic, unchanged in more than three decades of performing, South Yorkshire's mild-mannered rolling stone of the hostels and village…
2017 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 24 March 2017
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Oxfam gala
By Lorelei Mathias at the Regent Theatre
24/03/2017 … The gala ushering in the 28th annual Melbourne Comedy Festival is as stuffed with comedy royalty as it is eager fans.
Wed 22 March 2017
Cardinal Burns present Dean and Murf
22/03/2017 … If there was any doubt Dave Johns has made it, here comes the definitive proof: his Daniel Blake film character is being mocked on Radio 2.
Mon 20 March 2017
Is That... Chris Ramsey?
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Square Theatre
20/03/2017 … Chris Ramsey is becoming TV’s go-to guy whenever a youth-skewing show wants a cheeky chappie to share bantz with celebs, whether it’s on Virtually Famous, the…
Sun 19 March 2017
Simon Amstell: Carnage
iPlayer film review by Steve Bennett
19/03/2017 … There’s no doubt that Simon Amstell’s Carnage is a film with a very heavy message.
Fri 17 March 2017
Count Arthur Strong: The Sound Of Mucus
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Palace Theatre, Southend
17/03/2017 … At his best, Count Arthur Strong can safely be mentioned in the same breath as Tommy Cooper.
Thu 16 March 2017
Rachel Jackson: Force Of Nature
Gig review by Jay Richardson at the Glasgow Comedy Festival
16/03/2017 … Rachel Jackson's persona of a jilted, unblinkingly intense psychopath, frustrated in love and her acting ambitions, has been potent enough to land her a short-form…
Tue 14 March 2017
© BBC/Balloon Entertainment/Colin Hutton Harry and Paul Present: The Gentleman’s Club
14/03/2017 … The rarefied world of the London gentlemen’s club is one Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have visited before, via their two old duffers with an unhealthy…