© BBC TV review: Meet The Coopers
29/08/2016 … Meet The Coopers could be pitched in five words: ‘Outnumbered - but with adopted kids’.
2016 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 29 August 2016
© BBC Sun 28 August 2016
© BBC/Scott Kershaw Porridge
28/08/2016 … The announcement that Porridge was to be rebooted was greeted with almost universal cynicism.
© BBC/Keiron McCarron Are You Being Served?
28/08/2016 … So this was the golden age of the sitcom? Of all the comedy greats there have been, the BBC is kicking off its celebratory season with a new episode of Are You Being…
John-Luke Roberts Builds A Monster
28/08/2016 … John-Luke Roberts has a catchphrase to describe his comedy: ‘High concept, low art.
Goodbear
28/08/2016 … Establishing a distinctive tone and personality is where many sketch acts fall down.
Mawaan Rizwan: Gender Neutral Concubine Pirate
28/08/2016 … Confessional stand-up presented through surreal clowning, Mawaan Rizwan isn't always an easy watch.
Rowena Hutson: Strong Female Character
28/08/2016 … There is a great message in Strong Female Character, and a great catharsis for Rowena Hutson.
Matt Price: Poltroon
28/08/2016 … Not so much a show as an entertaining, anecdotal, get-it-off-your chest hour.