Byron Bertram: Guilt Ridden Sociopath
16/04/2012 … Vancouver’s Byron Bertram sounds every inch the professional comic.
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 16 April 2012
Claudia O’Doherty: The Telescope
16/04/2012 … Claudia O’Doherty’s ambitious multi-layered theatrical offering is one of the most original shows on the festival.
Dead Cat Bounce: Howl Of The She Leopard
16/04/2012 … Whatever strides the genre of musical comedy takes, there always remains the suspicion among purists that the instruments are props for substandard stand-up.
Sun 15 April 2012
Simon Amstell: Numb
15/04/2012 … In the real world, Simon Amstell doesn’t function all that well, with almost every human encounter defined by toe-curling awkwardness.
Sammy J and Randy in The Inheritance
15/04/2012 … Where would comedy be without the hokey haunted house plotline? And in The Inheritance, Sammy J and Randy have used all the clichés: the will from the long-lost…
The Cautionary Tale of Barry Von Peabody and the Scarlet St Theatre
15/04/2012 … The skill and artistry that has gone into this exquisitely cute finger-puppet epic is quite remarkable.
Sat 14 April 2012
Tommy Dassalo: Pipsqueak
14/04/2012 … Tommy Dassalo has long exploited his affable ‘favourite little buddy’ persona in quietly whimsical festival shows – but this year he’s chosen a topic of…
Fri 13 April 2012
Lawrence Mooney: Lawrence Of Suburbia
13/04/2012 … It’s fashionable to criticise comics who rely on nostalgia for laughs.