Nailing It by Rich Hall
23/09/2022 … In what’s almost an aside at the end of Nailing It, Rich Hall laments the fact that increasing professionalism of the stand-up scene has robbed it of the ‘renegades,…
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 23 September 2022
Thu 22 September 2022
From The Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast series 2
22/09/2022 … The last time we saw Alan Partridge he was being denied entry to Broadcasting House after an ill-judged Network-style meltdown on This Time left him stuck outside…
Kim Noble: Lullaby for Scavengers
Live comedy-performance art review
22/09/2022 … Seven years in the making, Kim Noble’s new show offers an unflinching embrace of what most people would find repulsive.
Tue 20 September 2022
© BBC/Broke & Bones Cunk on Earth
20/09/2022 … In the past couple of weeks, there has been no shortage of serious people on television screens, speaking with solemnity and great authority about any number of…
Fri 16 September 2022
Hal Cruttenden: It’s Best You Hear It From Me
16/09/2022 … Hal Cruttenden’s trying to play against his reputation for being a bit safe – a ‘pound shop Michael McIntyre’ as he puts it.
Wed 14 September 2022
Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island
Gig review at the Soho Theatre
14/09/2022 … Harriet Kemsley is an awkwardly chaotic force on stage as she apparently is in life.
Tue 13 September 2022
© A&E Television Networks Britain’s Greatest Obsessions: Harry On Humour
Review of the new Sky History series
13/09/2022 … Thank heavens for Harry Hill, whose wit and enthusiasm saved the otherwise flimsy first episode of Britain’s Greatest Obsessions from a complete descent…
Tue 06 September 2022
Reuben Kaye: The Butch Is Back
Gig review from the Soho Theatre
06/09/2022 … What a powerhouse show from a phenomenal performer: a glorious comedy cabaret that’s by turns funny, poignant and political – and never less than…