© BBC Frankie Boyle's New World Order
08/06/2017 … On the face of it, it seemed like a good idea to launch Frankie Boyle’s much-anticipated return to terrestrial TV just half an hour after the general election…
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 08 June 2017
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Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Garrick Theatre, London
08/06/2017 … The West End has surely not seen a show like this before.
Fri 02 June 2017
Micky Flanagan: An' Another Fing
Review by Steve Bennett at the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
02/06/2017 … How do maintain your image as man-of-the-people comedian when you’re positively minted? Micky Flanagan decides the direct approach is best: ‘I’m…
Thu 01 June 2017
How Eva Von Schnippisch Single-Handedly Won WW2
Brighton Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
01/06/2017 … Sally Bowles would be proud.
Wed 31 May 2017
Accidents Happen To Sasha Ellen
Brighton Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
31/05/2017 … This is yet another one of those mildly interesting life stories from a likeable, chipper comic – but too lightweight to really be anything more than…
Alice Devlin: Extra-Curricular
Brighton Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
31/05/2017 … Extra-Curricular is a show about how would-be actress Alice Devlin has a wealth of underwhelming talents – able to hula-hoop, juggle or play the saxophone…
Tue 30 May 2017
Planet Earth III
Brighton Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
30/05/2017 … With ever-squeezed BBC budgets maybe this will be what the third instalment of David Attenborough’s landmark natural history series will actually look like:…
Old Comedian Of The Year 2017
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre, London
30/05/2017 … Of all the stand-up competitions around – and there are many – Leicester Square Theatre’s Old Comedian Of The Year has a point of difference.