Phil Nichol: Things I Like, I Lick Perrier nominee
01/01/2002 … It's rare these days to experience a genuinely exciting stand-up show, a show with a sense of danger and expectation in the presence of a truly unpredictable comedian.
Tue 01 January 2002
Rob Rouse
01/01/2002 … With more zest and verve than a hyperactive seven-year-old on a bouncy castle, Rouse energises the room from the moment he bounds on stage.
Noel Fielding: Voodoo Hedgehog Perrier nominee
01/01/2002 … Surreal is the new 'zany' - the lazy way for the talentless to pretend they are funny.
Geoff Boyz
01/01/2002 … This genial Glaswegian opens with an aged gag about drunkenness straight out of the comedy ark - but thankfully things do pick up thereafter.
Bob Downe: Brighter, Whiter
01/01/2002 … Sometimes it's good to slip your brain into neutral for a hearty chunk of simple undemanding fun - which is where Bob Downe comes in.
Brendon Burns: Thinking Man's Idiot
01/01/2002 … A Brendon Burns show carries certain expectations.
Pretzel Logic
01/01/2002 … At the time, it was said that September 11 marked the death of irony.
Andre Vincent Is Unwell
01/01/2002 … Most comics reveal something of their inner selves during a stand-up show.