Alice Marshall: Vicious
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/05/2016 … The cavalcade of caricatures in Alice Marshall’s debut showcase have a nastier edge than most, so there can be no accusations of misrepresentation when it comes…
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Thu 12 May 2016
Amused Moose Laugh Off 2016
Gig review by Paul Fleckney at The Hippodrome, London
12/05/2016 … The Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square was the venue for this year’s Amused Moose Laugh Off final – previously won by Jack Whitehall, Sarah Millican,…
Wed 11 May 2016
© BBC/House of Tomorrow Cunk On Shakespeare
11/05/2016 … So this is the dumbed-down BBC; a presenter not only ill-versed in the subject she’s supposed to be educating us about, but proud of the fact.
Murder, She Didn't Write
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
11/05/2016 … Given a situation and a crucial object from audience suggestions, Degrees Of Error improvise a long-form murder-mystery in that classic country house, Cluedo style.
The Dutch-esses
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
11/05/2016 … Two comedians from the Netherlands go Dutch on this modest Brighton Fringe show, originally designed to showcase a couple of female acts,before a change of bill…
Mon 09 May 2016
Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
09/05/2016 … With their inspired stupidity and anarchic energy, Zach & Viggo could just be your new favourite double act.
Charles Booth: VSOP
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
09/05/2016 … Charles Booth’s characters have a depth and a credibility not often found in comedy, while his script is nuanced and witty.
© BBC/Colin Hutton Upstart Crow
09/05/2016 … Gadzooks! After some high-profile flops in both hemispheres, Ben Elton has rediscovered his mojo… and all it took was a return trip to Elizabethan England.