Steve Gribbin – Original Review
08/08/2000 … The genre of musical comedy is much maligned – and often rightly so – but the acerbic Steve Gribbin brings a pace and bite to his scabrous set that elevates…
Tue 08 August 2000
Alex Zane – Original Review
08/08/2000 … It would have been nice to review Zane's act, but the night we saw him he opted to perform absolutely no material at all, spending his entire time in a fruitless…
Fri 04 August 2000
© Steph Bor Ivor Dembina – Original Review
04/08/2000 … Ivor Dembina is probably best known to London comedy-goers for the well-established gigs he hosts at Brixton and Hampstead, where he trots out the same gags and…
Tim Vine – Original Review
04/08/2000 … A brilliantly silly act, Vine's quickfire puns are a guaranteed winner - and not necessarily because of their quality.
Tue 01 August 2000
Kenny – Original Review
01/08/2000 … Scottish newcomer Kenny is either a spoof of a bad comic or simply a bad comic, depending on where you draw the line.
Paul Hickman – Original Review
01/08/2000 … Hickman's act is pretty much a torrent of puns, squeezing an number of gags out of a couple of props, most notably a book and a couple of stuffed lions.
Timber – Original Review
01/08/2000 … A character comic who's unusual to say the least.
Timandra Harkness – Original Review
01/08/2000 … Politely ignored by much of the audience at the gig Chortle saw, Harkness didn't have enough stage manner to carry off the unexceptional material she's working with.