Film review: Frank
09/05/2014 … Oh Frank, what have they done to you? Aside from that unique papier maché head, the Sidebottom of this highly fictionalised account of life in his band is far…
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Fri 09 May 2014
Thu 08 May 2014
Stand Up For Shelter
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Wyndhams Theatre, London
08/05/2014 … It’s a busy time for comedy benefits, with at least six biggies in London over the next week and a half.
Wed 07 May 2014
The Wacky Whorehouse Presents... From Birmingham And Beyond
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
07/05/2014 … There’s nothing quite kills a gig like a compere who doesn’t know what they are doing – as Michael James Wright conclusively proved here, falling into the…
Rosie Wilby – Original Review
07/05/2014 … Newish Rosie Wilby has a nice line in whimsy and an appealingly descriptive turn of phrase.
Tue 06 May 2014
Making Faces: 11 Things To Do Before You Die
Brighton Fringe review by Steve Bennett
06/05/2014 … The Making Faces trio exude a super-duper niceness that might position them close to archetypally cheesy children’s TV presenters – an impression only reinforced…
Brighton Fringe: Eccentronic - Techno Prisoners
Gig review by Steve Bennett at The Temple
06/05/2014 … Mashing up eclectic songs, lyrics and soundbites provides Eccentronic with an entertaining line in high-energy musical mashups, Frisky and Mannish-style.
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.
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…