Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
19/09/2019 … Eddie Izzard says Wunderbar will be his swansong tour before delving into the murky waters of politics.
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Thu 19 September 2019
Wed 18 September 2019
© UKTV Comedians Giving Lectures
18/09/2019 … It doesn’t take a right-wing newspaper columnist pining for the past to notice that comedians have increasingly adopted the mantle of activists and educators,…
Tue 17 September 2019
© BBC/Big Talk Productions Defending The Guilty
17/09/2019 … Given the Supreme Court deliberations are dominating the news today, this is either the best or worst day to launch a comedy about lawyers.
Mon 16 September 2019
© Andy Hollingworth Archive Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic's Mixtape
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Brighton Dome
16/09/2019 … Romesh Ranganathan has quickly supplanted Jack Dee as comedy’s favourite grouch.
Wed 11 September 2019
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
Review of his Netflix special by Steve Bennett
11/09/2019 … At one point in his new special Bill Burr asks: ‘You know what’s funny about sexual assault? It’s a deliberately provocative opener to a…
Fri 06 September 2019
© BBC Scarborough
06/09/2019 … When Scarborough was announced, it seemed to have a lot in common with creator Derren Litten’s long-running hit Benidorm, being set in a seaside resort town…
The Crown Dual
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Wilton's Music Hall, London
06/09/2019 … This is the pantomime version of The Crown, distilling the first series of Netflix’s lavish royal drama into a little over an hour and on a budget that wouldn’t…
Thu 05 September 2019
Greenwich Comedy Festival 2019 opening night
05/09/2019 … The Greenwich Comedy Festival is always a late-summer treat: a chance to catch top names on a line-up bill, often after they’ve done boot camp of Edinburgh…