Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Museum of Comedy
05/10/2014 … Most comedy depends on the impact of the surprise – Just Like That relies entirely on the familiar.
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Sun 05 October 2014
Fri 03 October 2014
Scottish Comedian Of The Year 2014 final
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the O2 ABC, Glasgow
03/10/2014 … On its ninth time around, the Scottish Comedian Of The Year competition struggled to find 12 strong acts for its final.
Comedy International Showcase
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Pleasance, Islington
03/10/2014 … A sort of Eurovision for comedy, this showcase in front of an industry crowd from the Comedy International Conference offers anglophone comics from across the continent…
Tue 30 September 2014
Dapper Laughs On The Pull
30/09/2014 … Once upon a time, when ‘legend’ meant an a heroic story, not a bloke who vomits Jagermeister on a Tiger Tiger toilet attendant, and when ‘banter’ was playful…
Sat 27 September 2014
Lee Evans: Monsters
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the O2
27/09/2014 … Can 15,000 people a night be wrong? Lee Evans’s latest, dreary tour, Monster, is proof they might be.
Fri 26 September 2014
Andrew O'Neill's History Of Heavy Metal
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Garage, Highbury Corner
26/09/2014 … ‘I can’t do this at Jongleurs,’ says Andrew O’Neill as he cracks a gag about Lars Ulrich.
Thu 25 September 2014
Greenwich Comedy Festival opening night
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the National Maritime Museum
25/09/2014 … By his own admission, last time Stewart Lee played the Greenwich Comedy Festival marquee – in front of a beered-up crowd in 2010 – it was a disaster, and the…
Wed 24 September 2014
Andy Zaltzman - Satirist For Hire
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Soho Theatre
24/09/2014 … As topical comedy’s king of the convoluted, Andy Zaltzman loves a challenge.