The Righteous Gemstones
05/02/2020 … When Sky unveiled its new comedy channel to journalists last month, it was not established hits like Curb Your Enthusiasm or Last Week Tonight that they used to…
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 05 February 2020
Mon 03 February 2020
© BBC Inside No 9: The Referee’s A...
03/02/2020 … If conjuring up a fresh set of characters, circumstances and even cinematic style for every new half-hour episode of Inside No 9 takes its toll on Reece Shearsmith…
Anna Mann and others NextUp recording
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Rich Mix, London
03/02/2020 … Stand-up specials come in all shapes and sizes.
Fri 31 January 2020
Leopardess
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Vault Festival, London
31/01/2020 … Set at a funeral, this new show from sketch comedy team Leopardess shows off the acting chops of performers Rosie Frecker and Rosie Abraham but is let down by an…
Thu 30 January 2020
Jamali Maddix: Strip Club Einstein
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Vaults Festival, London
30/01/2020 … Strip Club Einstein is a good title for Jamali Maddix, a comic who is at once a wastrel and an intelligent and astute social philosopher.
Wed 29 January 2020
Alfie Brown: Imagination
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
29/01/2020 … ‘That is SO interesting,’ Alfie Brown concludes after dissecting one or other of his astute observations.
Tue 28 January 2020
Police Cops – Badass Be Thy Name
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
28/01/2020 … It’s the height of the Madchester scene: tunes are banging, pills are popping and the venue is filled with wide-eyed, hyperactive youngsters burning their…
Wed 22 January 2020
Avenue 5
22/01/2020 … It revolves around a hapless band of out-of-their-depth chancers trying to maintain a public veneer of trusted competence while privately reacting in panic to events…