Bloomsbury theatre, LondonThe 15 finalists in this prestigious comedy competition display infinite variety if not much spleen or insurrectionist spiritTo watch tonight's show, says compere Arthur Smith, is to be reminded of "the infinite variety of the human personality". And so it is " to a degree. The New Act of the Year Show, for many years associated with the Hackney Empire, is traditionally one of comedy's most …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM on January 27, 2014