John Pendal: Monster
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … Many comedians who enjoy non-vanilla sex lives exploit their difference from the mainstream for all its worth, seeking to elicit howls of shock as much as howls…
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Fri 02 August 2019
It Takes Three to Tango
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … There’s a fine line dividing ‘enthusiastic and lively’ from ‘irritating and attention-seeking’ – and for my taste, these three…
© Steve Ullathorne Richard Stott: Right Hand Man
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … Richard Stott jokes that as the only comedian on the Fringe who has had two of his toes grafted on to his hand to replace his fingers, at least some of his material…
Sun 28 July 2019
The Alternative Show at Just For Laughs 2019
Gig review by Steve Bennett in Montreal
28/07/2019 … Starting at midnight on a Saturday, this Alternative Show is pretty much the last event of the intensive Just For Laughs festival, and comics and audience alike…
Esther Povitsky
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Just For Laughs, Montreal
28/07/2019 … Esther Povitsky leans heavily on the fact we’ll find her peppy and winsome.
Kurt Braunohler at Just For Laughs
Gig review by Steve Bennett in Montreal
28/07/2019 … Kurt Braunohler is probably best known for his more absurd work, whether it be his old collaborations with Kristen Schaal or dadaist stunts such as hiring a skywriter…
2Soon with Donnell Rawlings
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Just For Laughs, Montreal
28/07/2019 … I’m not sure you’d call this a ‘show’ from Donnell Rawlings, given that it ran for 48 minutes of which 18 were taken up by opening act Jess…
Rachel Bloom: What Am I Going To Do With My Life Now?
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Just For Laughs, Montreal
28/07/2019 … Seven years ago, Rachel Bloom came to Just For Laughs and admits she had a so-so gig.