Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© Lalitjee Photography Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Square Theatre, London
30/01/2017 … It’s always the most eclectic of the new act competitions, attracting more than its fair share of crazies, hoovering up the peculiar variety turns and oddball…
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Vaults Festival, London
26/01/2017 … The Vaults Festival, an underground Edinburgh Fringe-type warren of venues beneath Waterloo station, has kicked off its six-week comedy programming with Phil Mann’s…
Theatre review by Steve Bennett at the Slapstick Festival, Bristol
23/01/2017 … Jeffrey Holland is still best known to millions as Hi-Di-Hi’s earnest holiday camp comedian Spike Dixon – but it doesn’t take more than a few moments on…
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the London Hippodrome
19/01/2017 … The first comedian to play the London Hippodrome was Charlie Chaplin, who was a youngster in extravagant 1900 circus variety show, headlined by Little Tich and featuring…
by Steve Bennett at the New Theatre, Oxford
17/01/2017 … It’s a peculiarly British trait to have affection for the posh.
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Square Theatre, London
14/01/2017 … Jim Gaffigan is playing London, but he might as well be back home given the warm reception his trademark ‘Hot Pockets’ bit get, despite the product – a sort…
© BBC/Avalon/Matt Frost 13/01/2017 … Setting records for longevity means Not Going Out has had to be adaptable, working around the loss of its original female lead (Megan Dodds), its slapstick comic…
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Bar Rumba, London
11/01/2017 … London open-mic club The Lion’s Den celebrated its 10th birthday last night, with what had been intended as something of a gala, bringing back a ‘best of’…
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