Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© Steve Ullathorne Review of a new play about the legendary Frankie
30/10/2020 … Frankie Howerd may be the headline draw, but it’s his long-term partner Dennis Heymer who finally gets his story told in this new play about their lopsided…
© Stolen Picture / BBC Review of Sara Pascoe's new BBC Two comedy
20/10/2020 … As opening lines go, ‘My name is Sara Pascoe and I’m going to destroy your faith in love’ is as bold and unambiguous a statement of intent as you…
16/10/2020 … There have, understandably, been a few TV retrospectives of late hailing Britain’s black comedy heroes.
15/10/2020 … Channel 4’s task in poaching Dave’s best programme was simple: don’t screw it up.
14/10/2020 … Katherine Ryan’s acerbic stand-up has been compared to Joan Rivers so often that it was surely a no-brainer to cast her as the younger version of her comedy…
07/10/2020 … It might be under half an hour long, but this nimbly witty film is both a fitting tribute and charming biopic of one of Britain’s best-loved comics.
© Ellis O'Brien/Phil McIntyre Televisio Gig review by Steve Bennett at the taping of BBC's new stand-up showcase
25/09/2020 … This may not the confined, intimate venue where stand-up works at its very best, but this is not a bad way to watch socially distanced comedy, in a chilled-out…
© Stuart Hogben 25/09/2020 … Residents of Greenwich in South London have become used to a giant marquee popping up in the grounds of the historic National Maritime Museum each September, attracting…
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