Andy Zaltzman – Original Review
01/10/2002 … Zaltzman has set himself a difficult course, aiming as he does to blend big political ideas with surreal humour, and still keep it funny.
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Tue 01 October 2002
Alfie Joey – Original Review
01/10/2002 … At heart Alfie Joey is a good old-fashioned entertainer: with his spot-on impersonations and enthusiastic banter, he'd be right at home at a Royal Variety Performance.
Jay Sodagar – Original Review
01/10/2002 … Sodagar's opening gambit ("Don't worry, no one ordered a cab - and, yes, I do speak English") is an uncomfortable one.
Martin Cassidy – Original Review
01/10/2002 … The scope of Cassidy's material is very limited - stretching fom Ready Steady Cook all the way to Can't Cook Won't Cook, with some DIY SOS thrown in for good measure.
Sun 01 September 2002
Mark Watson – Original Review
01/09/2002 … Actually from Bristol, this wiry comic assumes the mantle of a laid-back Welshman for his quirky, offbeat set.
Henrik Elmer – Original Review
01/09/2002 … Elmer puts many acts of similar standing to shame - and that's even before you consider he's performing in a second language.
Junior Simpson – Original Review
01/09/2002 … Living proof that style often triumphs over content Simpson's irresistible energy and evangelical delivery can engage the most jaded of rooms - which is even more…
Shelagh Martin – Original Review
01/09/2002 … The resemblance isn't immediately apparent, but Shelagh Martin is strangely reminiscent of a bald middle-aged bloke.