Phil Butler served a long apprenticeship in holiday parks, end of the pier shows, pantos, cruise ships and summer-season variety shows before joining the comedy circuit in 2001. He has performed for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and produced a dressing-room podcast called The Green Room.

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This review is neither accurate nor fair. Phil Butler has ALWAYS stormed on all of the many times I have seen him perform, the majority of times as a compare. That means rabble-rousing is what he is being paid to do! To Phil's credit, many times I have seen him, his slot has been far funnier and more original than the, so-called big name acts on the bill. Furthermore, the routine mentioned with the childrens toys was one of the funniest things I have ever seen ANY comedian perform. Phil is a naturally funny, immensely likable and hugely talented comedian.

Andy, March 2006

Phil Butler is by no means a comedy genius..Just a hardworking man earning a buck by making people laugh. He is one of life's true funny people, not a contrived ove- rehearsed automaton delivering formulaic prose to impress the critics with their startling talent. While I feel the reviewer raises valid points, he seems to express them like a man who has been unlucky enough to find Mr Butler stuck inside his wife! Don't be so harsh its OK to laugh at the inane.

Terry Andrews, January 2006

He is not pretending to be Bill Hicks / Lenny Bruce. His job is to entertain and get laughs and I have seen him many times storm the arse off a gig and have guffawing punters making positive comments about him in the bar during the interval.

Ryan Gough, January 2006

Phil is decidedly end of the pier but he's bloody good at it and pleasing an audience is not a crime. Jongleurs is hardly alternative, more of a modern day music hall catering to all types and strata of society as is the majority of the rest of the circuit. Harsh criticism of a professional, hard working comic.

Fubber, December 2005

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