Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© BBC/Passion Docs/Richard Davis Review of the Arena documentary
25/12/2023 … That we know how Caroline Aherne’s story ends so tragically early lends a poignancy to this touching documentary about her career and her troubles.
© BBC/Monumental Review of the last ever episode
25/12/2023 … What an utterly charming way to end an utterly charming comedy.
© BBC/Avalon Review of the Christmas special of Lee Mack's sitcom
24/12/2023 … A hundred episodes is quite some achievement for any UK sitcom.
© DJ Shin/CC BY-SA 3.0 21/12/2023 … There’s much talk about whether Artificial Intelligence will ever outperform humans in their jobs.
© Marc Brenner Review of the cod-Shakespearean Covid satire at Soho Theatre
12/12/2023 … Boris Johnson would like to see himself as a hero of Greek myth, though he sits more squarely in tragedy, with the qualities that made him – frivolous…
© Alex Harvey-Brown Review of Alison Spittle's new play
08/12/2023 … Premiering at Oxford’s Old Fire Station Theatre, the second play from Irish comedian Alison Spittle revolves around the world of wild swimming.
Review of the festive favourite back in London
07/12/2023 … Potted Panto is a serious academic study of the evolution of pantomime from its roots in the commedia dell’arte tradition to the modern day.
Review of the 'mumcom' stand-up show now on tour
05/12/2023 … ‘Congratulations,’ says the doorman, shaking me by the hand as I enter the 400-seat Leicester Square Theatre.
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