Rainer Hersch – Original Review
01/09/2009 … Yet another one of those half-deaf, half-German classical music experts that the comedy scene's so full of, Hersch's forte is, understandably, his specialist knowledge.
Tue 01 September 2009
Late Night Gimp Fight – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … These gimps may very well want to keep their faces covered after some of the sketches in a show that’s lively, noisy, boisterous – but rarely as inventive as…
John Hegley: The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … Not many shows feature family-friendly singalongs and jaunty poetry as well as references to Max Beckmann, Mark Rothko and Georges Braque; but then few performers…
Bourgeois & Maurice: Social Work – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … Extravagant outfits, six-inch stilettos and make-up just as deep and a bitchily superior wit; Bourgeois and Maurice tick all the boxes for camp cabaret success.
Chris Cox: Mind Over Patter – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … Sparky Chris Cox tries way too hard with the ‘patter’ part of the show’s title.
Terry Alderton – Fringe 2009
01/09/2009 … ‘Say what you like about the show.
Mon 31 August 2009
Climate of fear silences comics
...says Have I Got News For You producer
31/08/2009 … Television comedians are censoring themselves because of a culture of fear at the BBC, according to one of the most respected producers in comedy.