© Will Johnston Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2024
Review of the showcase final in Leeds
23/10/2024 … It’s an impossible task, of course, finding the next Sean Lock.
2024 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 23 October 2024
© Will Johnston Tue 22 October 2024
Pith by Daniel Kitson
Review of his latest storytelling show at the Royal Exchange, Manchester,
22/10/2024 … It’s only been three months since Daniel Kitson unveiled his last show, Collaborator, an innovative premise with more-or-less every member of the audience…
Mon 21 October 2024
© Home Box Office, Inc The Franchise
Review of Armando Iannucci's comedy about the making of a superhero comedy
21/10/2024 … It’s got a sprawling cast, a big budget and origination from the collective minds of a veritable Avengers-level team of creators: Armando Iannucci, director…
© Matt Crockett Maisie Adam: Appraisal
21/10/2024 … If this really was a job appraisal for how Maisie Adam’s career was going, you’d have to assume she’d ace it.
Fri 18 October 2024
The Office Australia
Review of Amazon Prime Video's new remake
18/10/2024 … Do we need another English language version of The Office? That might be the obvious question to ask before embarking on a new remake with an Australian…
Fri 11 October 2024
© Dave Freak Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2024
Review of the showcase, with Tom Towelling named winner
11/10/2024 … It’s described as the West Midlands biggest comedy award… so what is that treasured prize? A branded mug.
Fri 04 October 2024
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up
Review of the South African comedian on tour in the UK
04/10/2024 … The standard stance for male comedians in their 30s is to wonder if they’re ready for proper adulthood yet, as they see their contemporaries with real jobs…
Wed 02 October 2024
What's the Taskmaster Live Experience like?
Spoiler-free review of the new attraction
02/10/2024 … The first rule of the Taskmaster Live Experience should be that you do not about the Taskmaster Live Experience, given that not quite being sure what to expect is…