Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 17 May 2009
Fri 15 May 2009
Sitcom Trials Final 2009
15/05/2009 … Sitcoms have been written off as a dying breed forever- – although no one would think to write off another genre, cop shows, say, in quite the same offhand way.
Wed 06 May 2009
Catie Wilkins – Original Review
06/05/2009 … Dry-as-dust newcomer Catie Wilkins exudes a miserable, detached ennui that is unlikely to fire up many crowds – but look beyond the low-energy deadpan, and you’ll…
James Acaster – Original Review
06/05/2009 … Mild-mannered James Acaster makes a lot out of a little; that’s just his style – elevating the most everyday occurrence into a grand anecdote and celebrating…
Tue 05 May 2009
Brendan Naughton – Original Review
05/05/2009 … Brendan Naughton is a lively- to-the-point-of-intimidating, comedian, ranting and furiously at countless irritations; yet he barely scratches the surface of most…
Fri 01 May 2009
Brett Sharpe – Original Review
01/05/2009 … Newcomer Brett Sharpe takes a rather hack line on a rather hack subject, and drags it out to a five-minute routine, which he delivers in a blunt, unspontaneous style.
Tue 28 April 2009
Darren Ruddell – Original Review
28/04/2009 … When Darren Ruddell comes on stage as ‘Kev’, it seems to portend yet another chav character act in shabby clothes, looking dense.
Sun 26 April 2009
Matthew Osborn – Original Review
26/04/2009 … Matthew Osborn, won the So You Think You’re Funny? new act competition back in 2002 – but has been off the scene for a while, which has definitely been the…