Pearse James: Chuckle Warrior
Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Temple
06/05/2014 … Pearse James has the unhinged, unfocussed intensity of a drunk relentlessly accosting you in a local bar.
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Tue 06 May 2014
Dinner Dance on Douglas Mountain
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
06/05/2014 … Ignore the cumbersome cardboard scenery depicting a mountainside campsite and quirky cartoon posters that between suggest a whimsical, semi-theatrical storytelling…
Mon 05 May 2014
Brighton Fringe review: James Veitch
The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection
05/05/2014 … Ignore the artsy, highfalutin title – this is simply what happened when James Veitch responded to various online scammers.
Brighton Fringe: 2 Guys And A Girl
Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Temple
05/05/2014 … At best, the 2 Guys And A Girl dipping their toes into Fringe waters with this compilation show need a lot more experience.
Steve N Allen: Some News
Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Hobgoblin
05/05/2014 … Steve N Allen faces the same challenge of anyone doing topical comedy: how to compete with the stream of instant gags and funny pictures that fill up most social…
Sat 03 May 2014
Richard Gadd: Cheese And Crack Whores
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Soho Theatre
03/05/2014 … Richard Gadd twists the ‘tears-of-clown’ idea into odd and occasionally disturbing angles with this ambitious show, which takes artistic self-flagellation to…
Wed 30 April 2014
TV review: Cardinal Burns
It's a celebration of bravado over brainpower, says Julian Hall
30/04/2014 … The opening sketch of Cardinal Burns new series, promoted Channel 4 from E4, is quite literally fleet-of-foot.
Over To Bill
30/04/2014 … First episodes of sitcoms have always been notoriously difficult, needing to set up unfamiliar characters, established the ‘sit’ and set the tone, as well as…