Natalie Palamides: Laid at Soho Theatre
09/11/2017 … From the first couple of minutes of Laid, you might wonder what set this so far apart from the avalanche of modern clowning shows that it earned an Edinburgh Comedy…
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Thu 09 November 2017
Wed 08 November 2017
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Detectorists Series 3
08/11/2017 … The camera sweeps high over the gleaming steel and glass edifices of the City of London before cutting to sharp-suited executives pacing corridors with urgency and…
Tue 07 November 2017
Beat The Frog World Series Final 2017
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Frog and Bucket, Manchester
07/11/2017 … Beat the Frog? Well, no one delivered a knockout blow at the final of this annual competition, with a line-up high on competence but without any newcomer to really…
Fri 03 November 2017
Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Brighton Dome
03/11/2017 … The Glitter Room is the bedroom of Katherine Ryan’s eight-year-old daughter Violet, which has been fully decked out in the twinkly sparkles the youngster wanted,…
Wed 01 November 2017
Vodafone Comedy Carnival Day 4
Review by Steve Bennett in Galway
01/11/2017 … As the internationals entertain elsewhere in Galway, a pick of Irish comics entertain yet another packed-out audience at the Roisin Dubh.
Tue 31 October 2017
Vodafone Comedy Carnival - Comedy Showcase
Gig review by Steve Bennett in Galway
31/10/2017 … There are plenty of big names at Galway's Comedy Carnival - but room too for Ireland's up-and-comers.
Vodafone Comedy Carnival Day 3
Review by Steve Bennett in Galway
31/10/2017 … Hosting another impressive showcase in Galway’s Comedy Carnival Spielgeltent, Barry Murphy ditched his usual German alter ego of Gunther Grun, figuring that…
Sun 29 October 2017
Wild Atlantic Wahey!
Review by Steve Bennett on a coach in Co Galway
29/10/2017 … For a while, we were heckled by moisture.