Jigsy: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … Les Dennis delivers an excellent performance as Jigsy, one of the last of a dying breed of working-men’s club comics.
Wed 15 August 2012
Daniel Simonsen: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … Like many of the newer generation of comics, Daniel Simonsen is a nervous, socially retarded misfit, uncomfortable in his own skin.
Sean Hughes: Life Becomes Noises: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … The ‘dead dad’ show has become such a cliché of comedy, that even mentioning it has become another cliché of comedy, so aware are all concerned that the terminal…
Luke Toulson: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … With Luke Toulson’s show it is best to forget that there is supposed to be a theme and enjoy the mix of well-told yarns that appear to merge the apocryphal and…
John Robertson: The Dark Room
15/08/2012 … ‘You awake to find yourself in a dark room…’ What a marvellous, maddening concept this is from the twisted psyche of John Robertson.
Lead Pencil: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … The first show of a run is always tough, especially starting midway through the Fringe.
Hanks and Conran: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … Pigs in Blankets refers to the weight of the performers, as explained at the beginning along with some fat jokes.
Devvo Dole Queue Hero: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … By allowing Alf Garnett to become a hero to the prejudiced people he parodied, Johnny Speight long ago proved that the problem of 'having your cake and eating it'…