BBC New Comedy Award 2022 final
Review of the live gig in Cardiff
02/11/2022 … The final of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award may have been in Cardiff - kicking off its year as the Corporation’s City of Comedy – but the comedians…
2022 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 02 November 2022
Thu 27 October 2022
© BBC The Love Box in Your Living Room
Review of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse’s tribute to 100 years of the BBC
27/10/2022 … Anyone who remembers The Story Of The Twos, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse’s marvellous lampooning of 50 years of BBC Two programming from a few years back,…
Dara O Briain: So... Where Were We?
Review of the now former Mock The Week host on tour
27/10/2022 … Given its seismic global impact, it’s no surprise that the Covid pandemic simulated so much stand-up, good and bad.
Wed 26 October 2022
Scott Bennett: Great Scott
26/10/2022 … ‘The comedy industry doesn’t think I’m cool,’ says Scott Bennett, more as a statement of fact than a lament.
Mon 24 October 2022
Marc Maron: This May Be The Last Time
Review of the US comic in London
24/10/2022 … There were two US comedians/insanely successful podcasters in London town this weekend, but they couldn’t be more different.
Sun 23 October 2022
Joe Rogan: The Sacred Clown
Review of the comic and podcaster's gig at The O2
23/10/2022 … For his first UK arena show, the world’s most popular podcaster, UFC commentator and supplement salesman has assembled a stand-up rally that will energise…
Sat 22 October 2022
© C4 Friday Night Live
Review of the return of Ben Elton and Co
22/10/2022 … What a week to bring back a partially topical comedy show! But it wasn’t the raw material of Westminster chaos that made the one-off revival of Friday Night…
Fri 21 October 2022
Simon Day And Friends
Review of the Fast Show star's latest tour
21/10/2022 … Simon Day’s fans are so dedicated they’ve copied his look, with plenty of bald middle-aged white men in the audience of Southampton’s Stage Door…