Markus Birdman: Grimm Realities
14/08/2015 … Combining illustrations with stand-up comedy may not sound entirely original (Dylan Moran, Tim Minchin’s Storm etc) but Markus Birdman gives his audience an…
2015 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 14 August 2015
Sarah Franken: Who Keeps Making All These People?
14/08/2015 … Not everyone got the memo… ‘We don’t have a Sarah Franken here, but we’ve got Will Franken,’ the lad outside Stands 5 & 6 told a friend of mine: ‘I…
Phil Wang: Philth
14/08/2015 … I hope no one sees the name of Phil Wang’s third show – Philth – and turns up expecting to see an hour of 'blue' from an end-of-the-pier comic.
Thu 13 August 2015
Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?
13/08/2015 … Mark Steel has the perfect putdown for a couple of ticket-holders who inexplicably make their exit two-thirds of the way through his show.
Amy Howerska: Sasspot
13/08/2015 … Amy Howerska has got a really interesting (© Steve Davies) show.
Adam Riches is Coach Coach
13/08/2015 … It’s certainly an ambitious move by Adam Riches to move from his usual sketch-based comedy, heavy on audience participation, into a full-scale narrative epic…
Andrew Doyle: Minimalism!
13/08/2015 … Not content with being just the comic, Andrew Doyle kicks off his show by being the usher as well, buzzing around the Stand 6, showing people to their seats.
Feminazi
13/08/2015 … It's surely a sign of society moving in the right direction that, in a few short years, feminism has gone from a fringe position to a viable marketing option.