Chris Brooker: Unstoppable
01/10/2007 … Chris Brooker gets his excuses in quickly: his laptop crashed a week or so ago, losing the only copy of this script; then he put his back out so is today performing…
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 01 October 2007
Lenny Beige: Once In A Lifetime - A Tribute To Anthony Newley
01/10/2007 … It’s difficult to pinpoint just what audience this tribute to a genuine showbusiness icon is aimed at.
Beat The Frog World Series 2007
01/10/2007 … Are there too many new act competitions? Well, there are three that reach their climax in the 12 days of the Manchester Comedy Festival alone.
Ben Schofield Says... Don't Panic!
01/10/2007 … It’s a mark of a good festival that it encourages local acts to develop their own solo shows, rather than simply relying on tours passing through - and Manchester…
Fri 28 September 2007
Jane Bostock – Original Review
28/09/2007 … Somewhere in her still-nascent stand-up career, Jane Bostock has developed a very deliberate style of delivery.
Maureen Younger – Original Review
28/09/2007 … It seems churlish to criticise a comic for being self-absorbed since it virtually comes with the territory – but there’s something about Maureen Younger’s…
Mon 24 September 2007
Jay Lafferty – Original Review
24/09/2007 … Jay Lafferty is relatively inexperienced, but quite a crowd-pleaser, even if the choice of some of her material shows a naivity, with gags about inbreeding and blow-jobs…