Paul Chowdhry Is Not PC
30/08/2010 … Last month, Paul Chowdhry played London’s O2 Arena (or at least the 2,000-seater Indigo2 space within it) but tonight in Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms he can muster…
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Mon 30 August 2010
Felix Dexter: Multiple Personalities In Order
30/08/2010 … There’s little of real interest in Felix Dexter’s latest trio of characters – broad archetypes who tend to get laughs from their comedy accents rather than…
Dave Thornton: A Different Type Of Normal
30/08/2010 … Well, Dave Thornton’s certainly captured the mood of the festival, joining the crowd of comics talking about their relationship with their father led by award-winner…
Grianne Maguire: We Need To Talk About Bonnets
30/08/2010 … Considering I began this show in a state of relative ignorance – I’ve read Jane Eyre but my knowledge of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and the Brontës is decidedly…
Sun 29 August 2010
Jim Bowes: Obsession
29/08/2010 … Though an affable and engaging presenter, Jim Bowes lacks a strong direction in a show too short on strong punchlines to stand apart.
Checkley Bush
29/08/2010 … I have to admit my heart sank at the start of Checkley Bush, as the first scene involved two over-the-top ‘Lanarkshire lezzas’ doing little more than belting…
Gyles Brandreth: The One To One Show
29/08/2010 … I hereby diagnose Gyles Brandreth as suffering from a new condition called appellative dyspraxia.