© BBC The Outlaws
Review of Stephen Merchant's ensemble comedy
25/10/2021 … It’s a wonder no one thought of this before.
2021 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 25 October 2021
© BBC Fri 22 October 2021
© Helen Maybanks The Shark Is Broken
Review of the new West End comedy based on the filming of Jaws
22/10/2021 … There is no shortage of West End shows based on familiar movies, but this must be the first based on the making of a film.
Thu 21 October 2021
Lasties
Review of new Radio 4 series with Tim Key and John Kearns
21/10/2021 … Tim Key and John Kearns are such a natural pairing, you wonder why they haven’t collaborated much before.
Tue 19 October 2021
Theatre review: Broken Lad
A new play about a washed-up comedian
19/10/2021 … Could it be time for a 21st Century version of The Comedians, Trevor Griffiths’ perceptive play that foresaw the alternative comedy revolution upending the…
Thu 14 October 2021
© Will Bremridge Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show
A brilliant parody of Fleabag... and beyond
14/10/2021 … One-Woman Show is an exquisite parody of the phenomenon that is Fleabag.
Tue 12 October 2021
© UKTV Question Team
Review of Richard Ayoade's new panel show on Dave
12/10/2021 … It’s a good job Bob Mortimer is a guest in the opening episode of Question Team, else producers might be accused of ripping off Vic & Bob’s chaotic,…
Chris McGlade - Forgiveness
Provocative stand-up show about his father's murder, and woke culture
12/10/2021 … This is the show they tried to ban! Or, to be rather less shrill, Forgiveness is the show the Soho Theatre got cold feet about inviting back because it involves…
Fri 08 October 2021
Njambi McGrath: Accidental Coconut
Gig review at the Soho Theatre
08/10/2021 … Britain has much work to do to come to terms with its horrific colonial past – and Njambi McGrath is here to encourage that conversation.