Bridget Christie: An Ungrateful Woman
09/08/2014 … At the risk of propagating the inherently misogynist language that sustains the patriarchal hegemony, Bridget Christie’s follow-up to last year’s prizewinning…
2014 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 09 August 2014
Mat Ewins: The Six Million Dollar Ewins
09/08/2014 … Tightly scripted, easy-to-follow stories seem anathema to Mat Ewins, as he delivers yet another ramshackle but rollicking hour of loosely strung together action…
Jason Cook: Broken
09/08/2014 … Jason Cook threw his heart and soul into writing Hebburn, the BBC Two comedy about his home town, so much so that it left him physically and mentally broken.
Gary Little: The Thing Is
09/08/2014 … 2014 may be the year of the Independence vote, the Commonwealth games in Glasgow and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn but Glaswegian comic Gary…
Fri 08 August 2014
Oh Boy! The Quantum Leap Show
08/08/2014 … Basing your show on a cult television series seems to be a good way of ensuring a sizeable, well-disposed crowd for a relatively low-profile act.
Jo Caulfield: Cancel My Subscription
08/08/2014 … Year after year, show after show Jo Caulfield pulls in a crowd and entertains them in her world.
The Jest
08/08/2014 … There’s a lot of zest to The Jest; they are a slick well-choreographed young quintet whose charisma and energy engages the audience.
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You
08/08/2014 … From the outset it's hard to believe You Can't Take It With You is Angela Barnes's debut.