Dara O Briain: Crowd Ticker
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
12/02/2015 … Dara O Briain is one of the most natural, straightforward comics we have.
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 12 February 2015
Wed 11 February 2015
Michael Mittermeier: Das Blackout
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Soho Theatre
11/02/2015 … Already a successful comic in Germany, Michael Mittermeier continues his advances on the UK with this London run of his sophomore Edinburgh show.
Tue 10 February 2015
Her And Her
10/02/2015 … Her and Her is a straightforward double-bill from two newish comics, Bisha K Ali and Stephanie Laing,each working up 20-25 minutes sets.
John Shuttleworth: A Wee Ken to Remember
Leicester Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
10/02/2015 … Time stands still for John Shuttleworth, I was surprised to find that it had been more than four years since I’d last seen this mild-mannered singer-songwriter…
Mon 09 February 2015
© BBC/2LE Media/Colin Hutton TV review: Asylum
BBC Four's new embassy-based comedy
09/02/2015 … All good sitcom characters are trapped, so Julian Assange’s situation, holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy with a potential death sentence hanging over him, is…
Dan Lees: Brainchild
Leicester Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
09/02/2015 … Formerly half of musical comedy duo Moonfish Rhumba, Dan Lees’s first solo show has him in the guise of a modern-day clown with a penchant for audience participation,…
Ivo Graham: Bow Ties And Johnnies
Leicester Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
09/02/2015 … Eton has a double-edged reputation for forging leaders of men, brimming with confidence and entitlement that they are somehow an elite breed above the rest.
Danny Deegan: From Beginning To End
Leicester Comedy Festival Review by Steve Bennett
09/02/2015 … It’s not yet 9pm on Sunday, but it feels much later: the audience are relaxed – some after a full day of seeing festival shows – and the venue intimate.