Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© BBC/Merman Review of the new episode, guest starring Jennifer Saunders
25/12/2025 … Reuniting Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders may have been a casting coup – but the real delight in their Absolutely Fabulous reunion is the characters they…
© BBC Review of Mike Bubbins’ festive sitcom episode
22/12/2025 … Maybe Tony Mammoth has a point, Christmas TV *was* better back in his day, mainly thanks to Morecambe and Wise.
© Matt Stronge Review of the comedian's festive gameshow, in the guise of Sean Bean
18/12/2025 … Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas if it weren’t for Adam Riches pretending to be Sean Bean, riding an inflatable reindeer and booting mince pies into the…
© Netflix Review of Rowan Atkinson's festive comedy
12/12/2025 … At last, a Christmas comedy for those traumatised by the gritty, cynical realism of Love, Actually.
Review of the Taskmaster star at Soho Thearte
12/12/2025 … There are certain advantages to building a comic persona around being slapdash.
Revew of the live experience at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
08/12/2025 … Mostly useless.
Review of a new live sketch troupe
07/12/2025 … The biggest challenge for a sketch group is to define their personality, which is something Knocked Conscious struggle with.
© Bonnie Britain Review of Tom Clarkson and Owen Visser's festive London residency
04/12/2025 … There’s a lot of festive good cheer in Mr Thing’s knockabout version of the old-school TV Christmas variety special.
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