Bill Cosby in Montreal 2009
27/07/2009 … It’s early evening on a balmy summer’s day, somewhere in rural America, when you pop round to the large but understated home of that nice old couple you’ve…
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Mon 27 July 2009
Louis CK in Montreal 2009
27/07/2009 … One of the most celebrated strands of Louis CK’s comedy is that we should all stop griping about the modern world and instead appreciate its marvels.
Aziz Ansari
27/07/2009 … Aziz Ansari has a part in Judd Apatow’s new movie Funny People as a hack comedian who substitutes analysis for inspiration, with every nuance of his physical delivery…
Simon Amstell in Montreal
27/07/2009 … Like many comedians, Simon Amstell uses stand-up to conquer social inadequacies: somehow feeling more comfortable sharing intimacies with a roomful of strangers,…
Sun 26 July 2009
Carlsberg Comedy Carnival 2009, Day 3
26/07/2009 … Day three brought 16 comics in four shows over nine hours, so forgive me for rattling through brief reviews of each:Show One: Young, Gifted and GreenJohn Colleary:…
Sat 25 July 2009
Tommy Tiernan: Eh at Montreal 2009
25/07/2009 … Tommy Tiernan has very firm ideas about a lot of things, not least of which is stand-up itself.
The Sketch Show, Montreal 2009
25/07/2009 … The Anglophone half of Just For Laughs has long been dominated by stand-up, but this show – part of the fringe Zoofest and presented by the acclaimed Upright…
Carlsberg Comedy Carnival 2009, Day 2
25/07/2009 … Day two began with cancellations as Jason Manford stayed home with his pregnant wife and Hans Teeuwen pulled out due to illness.