Jacob Hatton: The Hour of England's Greatest Need
13/05/2024 … Midlife crises come early these days.
2024 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 13 May 2024
Emma Ashley-King: Death Becomes Us
13/05/2024 … As stand-ups increasingly mine their own experiences, audiences have become used to comedy shows about death and grief.
Fri 10 May 2024
© Andy Hollingworth Rhod Gilbert And The Giant Grapefruit
Review of the comedian's new tour about his cancer and its treatment
10/05/2024 … Rhod Gilbert And The Giant Grapefruit contains the most hilarious and life-affirming story about compacted faecal matter you’re ever likely to hear.
Thu 09 May 2024
© Oliver King The Government Inspector
Review of a new production starring Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Dan Skinner and Martha Howe-Douglas
09/05/2024 … You can see why a ludicrous satire set in a broken regime of privileged, corrupt idiots might be considered topical… but there’s barely been a…
Wed 08 May 2024
© BBC Inside No 9: Boo To A Goose
Review of the first episode of series 9
08/05/2024 … Inside No 9 may be coming to an end, but Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton show no signs of running out of momentum with the latest episode – even…
Thu 02 May 2024
Six Chick Flicks...
02/05/2024 … You may have noticed that romcoms tend to be formulaic and morally dubious, with storylines that crumble under even the gentlest logical analysis.
Wed 01 May 2024
Green Wing: Resuscitated
Review of the absurd comedy's surprise comeback
01/05/2024 … The news, first reported last October, that Green Wing was to be revived as an audio series after 17 years came a very pleasant surprise.
Mon 22 April 2024
Felicity Ward: I'm Exhausting
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
22/04/2024 … Now based in the UK, Felicity Ward is performing her first Australian shows in five years… and has quite a lot for us to catch up on.