Penny Arcade: Longing Lasts Longer
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
09/11/2015 … ‘This is not stand-up comedy,’ avant-garde diva Penny Arcade declares.
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 09 November 2015
Alfie Brown: -ism
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
09/11/2015 … Over the past handful of years Alfie Brown’s forged a reputation for being a smart, opinionated, contrarian full of firm beliefs, if sometimes difficult and intense…
Wed 04 November 2015
Kieran Hodgson: Lance
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Invisible Dot, London
04/11/2015 … Nostalgic biographical comedies are all the rage on the TV at the moment, and in that sepia-tinted spirit Kieran Hodgson takes us all the way back to the halcyon…
Thu 29 October 2015
© BBC Detectorists: Series 2
29/10/2015 … Have they got a bit more budget for the second series of Detectorists? The opening episode starts with a historical battle… a big set piece that only serves to…
Festival Of The Spoken Nerd: Just For Graphs
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Newbury Corn Exchange
29/10/2015 … For anyone who watches – or remembers – the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, the Festival Of The Spoken Nerd shows will strike a familiar tone as the amiable…
Tue 27 October 2015
© C4 Catastrophe: Series 2
27/10/2015 … Commissioned in double-quick time, the second series of Catastrophe shows no signs of letting up: not on the brutal true-to-life comedy, nor on the agony Sharon…
Mon 26 October 2015
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse: Legends
26/10/2015 … Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse’s tour is a tug-of-war between nostalgia and relevance.
Fri 23 October 2015
Brand: A Second Coming
Movie review by Jay Richardson
23/10/2015 … Excess has been a recurring feature in Russell Brand's life.