99 Club bursary showcase 2022
Review of five promising female comics heading for this year's Fringe
08/06/2022 … Two things seem certain about this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 08 June 2022
Thu 02 June 2022
Brighton Fringe showcase
Review of some of the odder comedy acts at the festival
02/06/2022 … Billed as Komedia’s Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase, this was actually the brainchild of alternative comic Luke Rollason to champion the freaks and the weirdos…
Bo Burnham: Inside Outtakes
Review of the comic's surprise release of bonus material
02/06/2022 … It’s the obvious thing to say, but that doesn’t make it less true.
Wed 01 June 2022
Jordan Brookes – This Is Just What Happens
Review of the award-winning comic at the Soho Theatre
01/06/2022 … Compared to the audacious high-concept fare that has so far been his trademark, This Is Just What Happens is Jordan Brookes at his most accessible and most personal.
Tue 31 May 2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Review of his posthumous Netflix show
31/05/2022 … Now the enforced era of Zoom gigs has passed, you would be forgiven for never wanting to watch a stand-up perform to his computer in his home office ever again.
Mon 30 May 2022
Omar Ibrahim: Decolonise This
Brighton Fringe stand-up review
30/05/2022 … Taking on the liberal left is big business in comedy these days.
Mel Byron: Standing At The Back
30/05/2022 … Mel Byron is a gregarious, instantly likeable presence who feels at home on stage – so it comes as no surprise she has a parallel career training people…
Snowflake
30/05/2022 … The blurb promises ‘truly bewildering comedy performance art’ – and the emphasis should definitely lie on the ‘bewildering’ part.