Sunny D

TV review by Steve Bennett

13/11/2016 … With its cast dancing in casual knitwear, Sunny D knowingly evokes The Cosby Show from the moment its opening credits start.

Uncles

Review by Jay Richardson

11/11/2016 … Almost nothing was revealed in advance about this new show from Burnistoun creators Robert Florence and Iain Connell, yet Uncles greatly surpasses the expectations…

The Boy With Tape On His Face is Tape Face

Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Old Market, Hove

11/11/2016 … On the back of his phenomenal success getting to the final of America’s Got Talent, creative mime act Tape Face is hitting the West End for seven weeks next summer…

Mike Wilmot: Uncle

Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre

10/11/2016 … There’s often a distinction made between club comics and more artistic theatrical ones: the kind who win prizes in Edinburgh and get London runs at the Soho Theatre.

Bits Of Me Are Falling Apart, starring Adrian Edmondson

Review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Thearte

10/11/2016 … He may not be a Young One any more, but in middle-age Adrian Edmondson seems to be reduced to a listless, self-pitying whinge.

Hot Water comedian of 2016 final

Gig review by Steve Bennett in Liverpool

09/11/2016 … The bland function room of a Holiday Inn isn’t the most promising venue for a comedy night, but it’s the crowd who made the gig in Liverpool last night.

Gig review by Steve Bennett in Manchester

09/11/2016 … Often in new act finals, there’s an obvious cut-off point between genuine contenders and the rest – even if that top tier is just one comedian wide.

Al Murray: Let's Go Backwards Together

Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Waterside Theatre, Aylsebury

04/11/2016 … You might have though Brexit would be a godsend for the Pub Landlord, prompting a fierce display of triumphalism and fervent cries of ‘traitor’ towards anyone…