Why I Had To Leave The North
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
14/05/2018 … This show is about where you take your cues from about what it means to be a man, and how these are often not helpful.
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Mon 14 May 2018
BBC Comedy Shorts 2018
With Spencer Jones, Tim Key, Sara Pascoe and Nick Helm
14/05/2018 … If the BBC’s Comedy Shorts seasons is intended as a testbed for possible new series, the comedians in this year’s class seem to have missed the email.
Sun 06 May 2018
Ava Rage
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Brighton Fringe
06/05/2018 … It sounds like a drag queen name, but Ava Rage is, well, average.
Brain Rinse
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Brighton Fringe
06/05/2018 … Mike Raffone – and yes, he really did choose that stage name (say it out loud) – jokes that he chose to dedicate Brain Rinse to audience…
Sat 05 May 2018
Gun: A One-Man Comedy Western
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Brighton Fringe
05/05/2018 … Gun is a beautifully realised one-man show, evoking the lawless underbelly of the Wild West on a fringe budget – thanks to the immersive multi-character performance…
Fri 04 May 2018
High & Dry
04/05/2018 … If you were to think of the worst person to be stuck on a desert island with, Marc Wootton’s latest grotesque would be hart to beat.
Jordan Gray: People Change
Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Curtain, London
04/05/2018 … This won't be the first or last review to mention the fact, but it’s impossible to watch Jordan Gray and not think ‘Russell Brand’.
Thu 03 May 2018
Proposal and Celebrity Lip Service
Review of Radio 2's final Funny Fortnight pilots
03/05/2018 … As cutting-edge comedy duo The Pin, Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen won plaudits for their smart, subversive and self-referential work.