© BBC/Broke & Bones Cunk on Earth
20/09/2022 … In the past couple of weeks, there has been no shortage of serious people on television screens, speaking with solemnity and great authority about any number of…
2022 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 20 September 2022
© BBC/Broke & Bones Fri 16 September 2022
Hal Cruttenden: It’s Best You Hear It From Me
16/09/2022 … Hal Cruttenden’s trying to play against his reputation for being a bit safe – a ‘pound shop Michael McIntyre’ as he puts it.
Wed 14 September 2022
Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island
Gig review at the Soho Theatre
14/09/2022 … Harriet Kemsley is an awkwardly chaotic force on stage as she apparently is in life.
Tue 13 September 2022
© A&E Television Networks Britain’s Greatest Obsessions: Harry On Humour
Review of the new Sky History series
13/09/2022 … Thank heavens for Harry Hill, whose wit and enthusiasm saved the otherwise flimsy first episode of Britain’s Greatest Obsessions from a complete descent…
Tue 06 September 2022
Reuben Kaye: The Butch Is Back
Gig review from the Soho Theatre
06/09/2022 … What a powerhouse show from a phenomenal performer: a glorious comedy cabaret that’s by turns funny, poignant and political – and never less than…
Mon 05 September 2022
Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock
Gig review from The O2 in London
05/09/2022 … Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock are more than capable of filling The O2 on their own.
Fri 02 September 2022
© UKTV Late Night Mash with Rachel Parris
02/09/2022 … Furious polemic is out, and passive-aggressive sarcasm is in now Rachel Parris has taken over from Nish Kumar as the host of Late Night Mash.
Tue 30 August 2022
Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
30/08/2022 … Trash Rich is a slow-burning show but builds to a vital and pressing topic largely overlooked in the overwhelmingly middle-class Fringe.