Scottish Comedian Of The Year 2015 final
Gig review by Jay Richardson at the Spiegeltent, Edinburgh
30/11/2015 … All change for the 2015 Scottish Comedian of the Year final, staged outside of Glasgow for the first time in its decade-long history.
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 30 November 2015
Wed 25 November 2015
Pajama Men: 2 Man 3 Musketeers
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
25/11/2015 … Not just three musketeers, Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen double-handedly create a cast of dozens, from camp centaurs to bewildered audience members, birds of prey…
Mon 23 November 2015
Bridget Christie: A Book For Her
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre, London
23/11/2015 … No one has done as much to bring feminism to the forefront of comedy than Bridget Christie, so it’s no surprise that she’s not tinkering too much with the winning…
Sat 21 November 2015
Cape Town Comedy Festival in London
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London
21/11/2015 … The South African comedy on display at this London showcase hasn't travelled all that well, with too many gags relying on reference points, slang or other particular…
BBC New Comedy Award Final 2015
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Comedy Store, London
21/11/2015 … If performing live to 7.
Thu 19 November 2015
Loyiso Gola: Tall Tales
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
19/11/2015 … Perhaps it’s apt for a comedian from the Rainbow nation of so many different groups and 11 official languages, but Loyiso Gola’s show is bitty in tone and…
Mon 16 November 2015
Entertainment
16/11/2015 … The grim, twisted figure of Neil Hamburger is a favourite of comedy festivals and hip venues; a repulsive man with sour jokes unsmilingly whined out through a fug…
Sat 14 November 2015
Tom Holmes: Die Doing What You Love
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre
14/11/2015 … Stop the clocks, cut off the telephone.