Ben Schofield Says... Don't Panic!
01/10/2007 … It’s a mark of a good festival that it encourages local acts to develop their own solo shows, rather than simply relying on tours passing through - and Manchester…
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 01 October 2007
Fri 28 September 2007
Jane Bostock – Original Review
28/09/2007 … Somewhere in her still-nascent stand-up career, Jane Bostock has developed a very deliberate style of delivery.
Maureen Younger – Original Review
28/09/2007 … It seems churlish to criticise a comic for being self-absorbed since it virtually comes with the territory – but there’s something about Maureen Younger’s…
Mon 24 September 2007
Gus Tawse – Original Review
24/09/2007 … Gus Tawse has a deadpan – and rather formulaic – approach to his comedy.
Niall Browne – Original Review
24/09/2007 … Niall Browne’s conversational routines are often based on admirably inventive ideas – such as the notion of randomly of Olympic competitors from the population…
Ro Campbell – Original Review
24/09/2007 … You can’t fault Edinburgh-based Australian Rowan Campbell’s assured delivery, driving though the material with slickness and confidence.
Jay Lafferty – Original Review
24/09/2007 … Jay Lafferty is relatively inexperienced, but quite a crowd-pleaser, even if the choice of some of her material shows a naivity, with gags about inbreeding and blow-jobs…