Hill and Jones Comedy Catastrophe
26/05/2025 … It shouldn’t be a surprise when a comedy sketch show is actually funny.
2025 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 26 May 2025
James Arthur Isn't a Mathematician and Other Lies
26/05/2025 … It’s billed as a work in progress for Edinburgh – albeit one Chortle was invited to – so I’ll avoid too detailed an analysis of…
Thu 22 May 2025
© Channel 4 The Horne Section TV Show series 2
22/05/2025 … Would The Horne Section TV Show exist if its frontman weren’t also responsible for Channel 4’s most successful comedy format? The question might be moot,…
Mon 19 May 2025
© Paul Gilbey Mr Swallow in Show Pony
Review of Nick Mohammed's new tour
19/05/2025 … In keeping with the overwhelming trend in stand-up, Mr Swallow promises that Show Pony is his most personal show yet.
Sun 11 May 2025
Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Review of the comedian's show about a medical ordeal
11/05/2025 … Today’s stand-up scene can very loosely be divided those comics who put gags front and centre, normally born from the club circuit, and those who lead with…
Wed 07 May 2025
Harun Musho’d: A History of the Last Conservative Government, In Their Own Stupid Words
07/05/2025 … Harun Musho’d calls this show the ‘worst idea I’ve ever had’, given he had to plough though a pile of piss-poor Tory political memoirs so…
Aoife Dunne: Good Grief
07/05/2025 … The death of her mother may be dark subject for comedy, but Aoife Dunne beams with scintillating light when recounting the stories around it.
Tue 06 May 2025
Ben O’Sullivan: Bermuda Rhombus
06/05/2025 … The wall behind Ben O’Sullivan displays the Bermudan flag, the stage is littered with signs from a tiki bar, and we are all provided with leis, should we want…