Sun 17 January 2010
Nina Conti at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … In Nina Conti’s well-crafted ventriloquism act, her simian sidekick placed her under hypnosis so he can do his song… how many speciality acts do you want in…
Marlon Davis at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Relative newbie Marlon Davis is a joyous performer, with his infectious grin, animated delivery and mischievous sense of humour proving so irresistibly disarming…
Shappi Khorsandi at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Shappi Khorsandi is smart, vivacious, innately funny and eminently likeable – tipped only this week as a rising star of the BBC as it seeks to promote more entertainers…
Patrick Monahan at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Irish-Iranian Patrick Monahan is all generous bonhomie, making the audience feel warm and toasty as he liberally spreads the goodwill like a professional meeter…
Angelos Epithemiou at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Though I’ve since revised my view, the first time I saw the morosely deadpan Angelos Epithemiou, I wasn’t convinced by his tortured reluctance, drawn-out pauses…
Zoe Lyons at the Just For Laughs London showcase
17/01/2010 … Zoe Lyons has pitch-perfect delivery with all the technical skills, cheery grumpiness and straight-to-the-point premises that have served generations of Northern…
Pat Burtscher at the Just For Laughs London showcase
17/01/2010 … Pat Burtscher struggled to fully engage the audience.