Sarah Franken: Who Keeps Making All These People?
14/08/2015 … Not everyone got the memo… ‘We don’t have a Sarah Franken here, but we’ve got Will Franken,’ the lad outside Stands 5 & 6 told a friend of mine: ‘I…
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Fri 14 August 2015
Markus Birdman: Grimm Realities
14/08/2015 … Combining illustrations with stand-up comedy may not sound entirely original (Dylan Moran, Tim Minchin’s Storm etc) but Markus Birdman gives his audience an…
Thu 13 August 2015
Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap
13/08/2015 … Sofie Hagen has quite some pedigree as a newish comic, with the Laughing Horse New Act competition and Chortle Best Newcomer award under her belt.
Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?
13/08/2015 … Mark Steel has the perfect putdown for a couple of ticket-holders who inexplicably make their exit two-thirds of the way through his show.
Amy Howerska: Sasspot
13/08/2015 … Amy Howerska has got a really interesting (© Steve Davies) show.
Adam Riches is Coach Coach
13/08/2015 … It’s certainly an ambitious move by Adam Riches to move from his usual sketch-based comedy, heavy on audience participation, into a full-scale narrative epic…
Stephanie Laing: Nincompoop
13/08/2015 … There’s honest, and there’s eye-wateringly honest.
Andrew Doyle: Minimalism!
13/08/2015 … Not content with being just the comic, Andrew Doyle kicks off his show by being the usher as well, buzzing around the Stand 6, showing people to their seats.