Leigh Qurban: Good Effort
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … Always be wary of comedians who explicitly tell you ‘what this show’s about’ early in their hour, for subtext is not their friend.
2019 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 31 March 2019
Bart Freebairn: Believe In Yourself
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … Bart Freebairn’s inventive and slightly surreal opening gag might well be worth the admission price alone – unless, like one hapless punter tonight,…
Ivan Aristeguieta: The Fourth Floor
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
31/03/2019 … This is Ivan Aristeguieta’s show about turning 40 this August, with the title referring to the allegorical term for the milestone that’s used in…
Sat 30 March 2019
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
30/03/2019 … It’s not entirely clear whether Chris Sievey would approve of this documentary.
Thu 28 March 2019
© Mr Whisper/Channel 4 Dead Pixels
28/03/2019 … There are perils in making a comedy about gaming.
Wed 27 March 2019
Teenage Cancer Trust comedy night 2019
Gig review by Alex Bruce at the Royal Albert Hall
27/03/2019 … Featuring mainstream big-hitter John Bishop, the relatively unknown Susie McCabe and the energetic Seann Walsh and world-weary Romesh Ranganathan, this year’s…
Tue 26 March 2019
© BBC/Objective Fiction The Road To Brexit
26/03/2019 … It’s a big ask to magnify the absurdity that already exists in the whole Brexit debacle, but if anyone can, Matt Berry and his Toast Of London collaborator…
Sat 23 March 2019
Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
23/03/2019 … In 2011, at the age of 58, Vicar of Dibley co-writer Paul Mayhew-Archer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.