Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© Gartenbaukino/CC BY-SA 3.0 Preview of Radio 2's latest Funny Fortnight pilot
28/03/2020 … Greg Hemphill’s done all right out of writing about pensioners, given that he first co-created the Still Game characters when he in his late 20s.
25/03/2020 … Any Bake Off fan tuning in to Hitmen to see those two nice ladies with the cheeky double entendres will be in for a rude awakening.
© BBC/Colin Hutton 25/03/2020 … Spencer Jones is one of the funniest, most inventive comedians to have emerged in recent years – which is why it’s so disappointing to see him in…
Review of Suzi Ruffell and Ahir Shah's entertainment pilot as part of Radio 2's Funny Fortnight
22/03/2020 … With her gregarious, in-control nature, it was probably only a matter of time before Suzi Ruffell landed a presenting slot of her own.
Virtual gig review by Steve Bennett
22/03/2020 … Nothing beats a live gig, but if this is to be the new normal of stand-up comedy for a while… well, it’s not too bad.
Review of Vicki Pepperdine and Morgana Robinson's sitcom pilot as part of Radio 2's Funny Fortnight
22/03/2020 … Funny Fortnight, Radio Two’s annual season of comedy pilots kicked off last night with Ed Patrick’s medical-based talk show, Infectious Personalities,…
Review of Ed Patrick's talk show pilot as part of Radio 2's Funny Fortnight
22/03/2020 … Given there have been talk shows and panel shows based on just about every topic known to man, it’s a surprise there hasn’t been a medical-themed one…
© C4 18/03/2020 … We should be wary of likening any complex comedy with a screwed-up central female character to Fleabag – although certainly those who loved Phoebe-Waller Bridge’s…
18/03/2020 … Whisper it, but ITV could just have created that rarest of creatures – a mainstream sitcom that’s constantly funny; deserving of critical praise…
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre, London
16/03/2020 … For a sketch comedy competition, there weren’t a lot of sketch groups.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival review by Jay Richardson
15/03/2020 … As a cynical Scot with a strong grip on current affairs who enjoys attacking politicians with witheringly grotesque dismissals of their physical appearance, Mark…
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Vault Festival, London
15/03/2020 … Genius is an odd beast: designed to show the improvisational skills of double act Willis and Vere, even though their strengths lie in an entirely different direction.
12/03/2020 … Martin Freeman is the perennially good-natured screen everyman.
09/03/2020 … The fifth series of Inside No 9 goes out on a high tonight – though that’s a position it’s rarely left.
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
04/03/2020 … Jacob Hawley had a clear sense of identity from the moment he exploded on to the comedy scene as a white, working-class lad who has seen the error of his bantz.
New film about a failing open-spot comedian, reviewed by Jay Richardson
02/03/2020 … Films about stand-ups tend to focus on the unsuccessful – mindful of the difficulty, perhaps, of recreating those lightning-in-a-bottle moments of the best…
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