Russell Howard: Dingledodies
01/09/2008 … Dingledodies is a word Jack Kerouac invented to describe life-affirming weirdos he was always drawn to, the ‘the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to…
Latest Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 01 September 2008
Def Comedy Jam
01/09/2008 … Whatever you say about Def Comedy Jam, they know how to get an audience in the mood; with the talented hip-hop DJ Kid Capri scratching his way through a sizeable…
Thu 28 August 2008
Jason Byrne – Original Review
28/08/2008 … Jason Byrne is a natural when it comes to focussing his Sizewell-sized reserves of energy.
Richard Herring – Original Review
28/08/2008 … Richard Herring’s a brilliant one-hour act, but sometimes struggles when he has to abandon the narrative arc for a 20-minute set to an audience that isn’t his…
Sun 24 August 2008
Sara Pascoe – Original Review
24/08/2008 … The breathlessly excited Sara Pascoe has has seemingly boundless energy and drive, romping through her gag-driven set with great aplomb.
Fri 22 August 2008
Tue 19 August 2008
Daniel Simonsen – Original Review
19/08/2008 … Norwegian Daniel Simonsen has a head-start in comedy for his accent alone, the bone-dry, off-kilter Nordic delivery providing a distinctively stilted rhythm to the…
Sun 10 August 2008
Russell Howard – Original Review
10/08/2008 … Russell Howard forcefully grabs the laughs from the get-go and never once releases them from his grip.