Jeremy Hardy – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Jeremy Hardy’s peevishness comes not only from a sense of his own middle-age, but also from an irritation that after 23 years preaching his left-wing message,…
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Mon 01 September 2008
Joseph Wilson – Original Review
01/09/2008 … Cheeky newcomer Joseph Wilson’s material tends towards the obvious, appropriating a bit of graffiti he’s seen, doing a hummus/Hamas gag, and a hackneyed take…
Russell Howard: Dingledodies
01/09/2008 … Dingledodies is a word Jack Kerouac invented to describe life-affirming weirdos he was always drawn to, the ‘the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to…
Def Comedy Jam
01/09/2008 … Whatever you say about Def Comedy Jam, they know how to get an audience in the mood; with the talented hip-hop DJ Kid Capri scratching his way through a sizeable…
Thu 28 August 2008
Jason Byrne – Original Review
28/08/2008 … Jason Byrne is a natural when it comes to focussing his Sizewell-sized reserves of energy.
Richard Herring – Original Review
28/08/2008 … Richard Herring’s a brilliant one-hour act, but sometimes struggles when he has to abandon the narrative arc for a 20-minute set to an audience that isn’t his…
Sun 24 August 2008
Sara Pascoe – Original Review
24/08/2008 … The breathlessly excited Sara Pascoe has has seemingly boundless energy and drive, romping through her gag-driven set with great aplomb.
Fri 22 August 2008