Jim Smallman – Original Review
01/04/2009 … Jim Smallman doesn’t start at all well, making a feeble joke about his surname and trying to pass off a bog-standard heckle putdown as genuine material.
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Wed 01 April 2009
Keir McAllister – Original Review
01/04/2009 … Keir McAllister starts with undistinctive fare: talking about ginger people and mining national stereotypes about the arrogant English and the relentless upbeat…
Luke's Got Cancer
01/04/2009 … As yesterday’s funeral of Jade Goody proves, the media go big on cancer, as long as it follows the script.
Justin Hamilton: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
01/04/2009 … Justin Hamilton is either following the old adage ‘write what you know’ or being particularly short-sighted in his inspiration, as this is his second comedy…
Tom Gleeson: Going At It With A Big Stick
01/04/2009 … Tom Gleeson can get a lot out of a very little; taking the slightest of anecdotes and stringing them out to extended routines.
Suitcase Royale Space Show
01/04/2009 … Last time I saw Suitcase Royale it felt as if they had sacrificed comedy for mood; producing a richly atmospheric, visually stunning slice of intricate Edwardiana…
Tue 31 March 2009
Dominic Holland – Original Review
31/03/2009 … While he’s been away from the circuit, writing novels and being a father, Dominic Holland has lost his crown as king of smug, middle-class observational comedy.
Wed 25 March 2009
Kerry Godliman – Original Review
25/03/2009 … Kerry Godliman is very ordinary.