Ninia Benjamin, Jasper Cromwell Jones etc...
18/01/2016 … It may have been two and half years since Lee Hurst reopened his Backyard Club in Bethnal Green, but it still lays claim to being London’s newest purpose-built…
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 18 January 2016
Thu 14 January 2016
Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre
14/01/2016 … The resurgence of physical comedy was given another boost last August when Trygve Wakenshaw picked up an Edinburgh Comedy Award for this ambitious 90-minute show.
Wed 13 January 2016
Billy Connolly: High Horse
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Hammersmith Apollo
13/01/2016 … 'I'll tell you about my medical issues,' Billy Connolly offers about 15 minutes into his High Horse show.
Tue 12 January 2016
Robert Newman: The Brain Show
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Thetare
12/01/2016 … He is dressed as he should be – as if he's about to deliver a lecture to the Royal Institution, in tweed jacket, smart waistcoat and bow tie, which he occasionally…
Mon 11 January 2016
© BBC Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC One
11/01/2016 … The BBC were rightly chuffed to have signed Tracey Ullman for her return to the British TV after 30 years: she's a brilliant comic actress, as evidenced in every…
Sat 09 January 2016
Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Show 2016
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the De Montfort Hall
09/01/2016 … The most memorable moment of the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show might have been a cock-up, but that doesn't mean the show was a flop.
Fri 01 January 2016
Ricky Gervais: Animals
01/01/2016 … It's difficult to believe that Ricky Gervais has never applied himself to stand-up comedy before.
Richard Pryor: Live In Concert
01/01/2016 … The single most significant thing to note about this seminal Richard Pryor film is the year of its first release - 1979.