© Alex Lake Just The Tonic London opening night
With Romesh Ranganathan and more
30/09/2024 … There is a part of East London that is forever Nottingham – well, for the foreseeable at least.
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 30 September 2024
© Alex Lake Wed 25 September 2024
© BBC / Big Talk Ludwig
Review of David Mitchell's new comedy-crime series
25/09/2024 … It’s been commissioned out of the BBC’s comedy department, but Ludwig falls into the same category of charming whodunits as Death In Paradise or Father…
The Exploding Heads presents: Colin From Portsmouth
25/09/2024 … With Colin from Portsmouth – a furious radio phone-in blowhard who parrots every right-wing outrage going – the Exploding Heads enliven…
Sat 21 September 2024
Christopher Hall: Girl For All Seasons
21/09/2024 … Expectations aren’t necessarily high for the debut comedy tour of a man who made his name doing backing dancing on TikTok, however many musical A-listers have…
Thu 19 September 2024
Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity
19/09/2024 … Ben Elton is well aware of his evolution from the politicised firebrand who was the public face of 1980s alternative comedy to elder statesman of the stand-up scene,…
Mon 16 September 2024
© Rhian Ap Gruffydd John Bishop: Back At It
16/09/2024 … In Back At It, John Bishop tells about doing TV shows with his pal Hugh Bonneville, massive pantomimes with Sir Ian McKellen, living out his childhood Doctor…
Mon 09 September 2024
Milton Jones: Ha!milton
09/09/2024 … It’s got to be a win if a comic can get a laugh from a show title alone, so kudos to Milton Jones for the brilliantly named Ha!Milton, and all the accompanying…
Tue 03 September 2024
© Matt Crockett Phil Wang: Wang In There, Baby! on Netflix
Review of his stand-up special
03/09/2024 … ‘The main difference between white people and Chinese people…’ says Phil Wang straight out of the gate, not pausing even to say ‘hello’…