© Jane Hobson Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles On The Future
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Square Theatre
19/10/2017 … We have, apparently, had enough of experts.
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Thu 19 October 2017
© Jane Hobson Wed 18 October 2017
Ivo Graham: Educated Guess
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre
18/10/2017 … Comedy, like acting, is getting posher… and Ivo Graham is one of the poshest of the lot given that he was educated at Eton, which he feels he has to come…
Tue 17 October 2017
Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Camberley Theatre
17/10/2017 … ‘Spoiler alert’ is a phrase that was once on the zeitgeist, now in the mainstream – a perfect title for a show from a man who is himself slipping…
Sun 15 October 2017
Tony Law and Friends in the Battle For Icetopia
15/10/2017 … There’s a certain pleasure in finding out that a comedian has a hidden talent.
Thu 12 October 2017
© C4 Gameface
12/10/2017 … It’s probably impossible to review Roisin Conaty’s Gameface without mentioning the F-word: Fleabag.
Sat 07 October 2017
Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2017
07/10/2017 … It’s called the Breaking Talent award, and last night's winner, Kai Samra, certainly feels like he’s on the brink of a breakthrough.
Fri 06 October 2017
© BBC/Scott Kershaw Porridge: The Go-Between
06/10/2017 … The BBC surprised almost everyone last year when it remade Porridge – and it wasn’t a disaster.
Bear Jokes in Leyton, East London
06/10/2017 … In a small, cosy room above an East London pub, Bear Jokes is a stepping-stone gig, a level above the start-out shows with a gazillion acts all encouraged to bring…