Friday, January 28, 2011
Bloomsbury theatre, LondonWith a starring role in the award-winning church sitcom Rev, Miles Jupp knows all about devotion. But it's cricket, not God, to which Jupp genuflects…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PMThursday, January 27, 2011
Leicester Square theatre, London"Guardian readers might crap into their lentils," brays the publicity for this would-be diabolical cabaret, staged weekly in the theatre's basement …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:45PMMonday, January 24, 2011
Hoxton Hall, LondonThere's no shame in falling asleep at the theatre; we've all done it. But under a quilt? Different rules apply at the Improvathon, an extemporised entertainment endurance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMWednesday, January 19, 2011
'Would you heckle an armed robber?'Have you heard that financial fraudster Bernie Madoff is playing bassoon for the London Philharmonic Orchestra? Or that Kanye West has pulled on a pai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15PMReaders have been inspired by an interview with comedians Tim Vine and Milton Jones to send in their own (and others) quick-fire witWhen I interviewed comic Tim Vine for an article this week…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PMMonday, January 17, 2011
Tim Vine is famed for his one-liners. Can he teach Brian Logan the art of the fast gag?Did you know that if you shine an Anglepoise lamp at a rabbit's paws, it can make the silhouette of a c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:44PMComedians Tim Vine and Milton Jones are famed for their one-liners. Can they teach Brian Logan the art of the fast gag? Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:44PMThursday, January 13, 2011
Watford Palace theatreIf, as their publicity claims, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are "kings of satire", then satire is in need of a palace coup. In their first stage outing for three years, t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:16PMWednesday, January 12, 2011
Soho theatre, LondonThere's a surprise joke in the middle of Jonny Sweet's show, which turns on the idea that he hasn't enough material to sustain an hour-long set. Sweet gets away with it: …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PMMonday, January 10, 2011
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonMark Watson's new show is one long fret about the insufficient impact he thinks he's making on the world. I'm sure you'll join me in extending your sympathies …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30PMSunday, January 9, 2011
Soho theatre, LondonTwenty-six gigs in 26 days: Will Adamsdale is off on a marathon tour of 26 venues, all within a few miles of each other. A pointless endeavour? Well, that's just the poin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PMFriday, January 7, 2011
Cambridge Corn ExchangeSome shows date quicker than others. "I've had another shit year," says Rhod Gilbert, introducing this touring version of his 2009 Edinburgh festival show. But – eve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMWednesday, January 5, 2011
Looking for a new you for the new year? Well, help is at hand. Brian Logan meets a 'motivational life coach' with a differenceThe Edinburgh comedy award is held to confer instant greatness o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:01PMMonday, January 3, 2011
From relative newcomers such as Andi Osho to old-timers such as John CleeseJerry SadowitzIn what's becoming a January tradition, Britain's most malicious comic brings his ranting-and-magic c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThe comedian's latest show, Cradle to Rave, is autobiographical - and a bold departure from previous workThere won't be many standups on tour in 2011 whose most recent accolade, at the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59AMMonday, December 27, 2010
In the summer Brian Logan bemoaned a lack of it. So have any comedians made him reconsider?In August, I wrote an article in G2 about the lack of political comedy on the Edinburgh Fringe. Her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMTuesday, December 21, 2010
Leicester Square theatreA lot has changed since Richard Herring premiered his show Christ On a Bike in 2001. The New Atheism movement has arrived to redeem us. Rationalist comedy is all the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:45PMMonday, December 20, 2010
Leicester Square theatre, London"A big proportion of the world is thick as shit," says Australian standup Jim Jeffries. And so it may seem to him: with an act like this, he's unlikely t…
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMWednesday, December 15, 2010
Brighton Centre"Nothing ruins comedy like arenas," sings Tim Minchin. But comedy doesn't usually feature a 55-piece orchestra. The Aussie minstrel succeeds where several comedians (his compa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:29PMTuesday, December 14, 2010
Bloomsbury theatre, LondonWhy do I find it funny when one man teaches an imaginary rabbit to talk, but not when another man dresses in a silver leotard and impersonates a cat? I can't stop l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28AMBloomsbury theatre, LondonWhy do I find it funny when one man teaches an imaginary rabbit to talk, but not when another man dresses in a silver leotard and impersonates a cat? I can't stop l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28AMThursday, December 9, 2010
The comedian has been criticised for daring to talk about art rather than do gags. Why aren't comics allowed to do serious?I saw an episode of House for the first time recently. I didn't re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:22AMTuesday, December 7, 2010
Purcell Room, LondonSome experiences are critic-proof, and they include being coerced into impersonating a birthing goose by the wife of spoof metal legend Derek Smalls. Fans of Spinal Tap o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:19PMFriday, December 3, 2010
Ambassadors Theatre, LondonJohn Shuttleworth starts his new show dressed as - who, exactly? "Oliver Cromwell," says Sheffield's versatile vocalist and organist, "but it's not quite right, is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PMWednesday, December 1, 2010
The controversial comic is now free of the BBC straitjacket – but has Channel 4 just given him enough rope to hang himself?John Crace on the Battle for Barking and The Morgana Show"Limitat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AMMonday, November 29, 2010
Richmond Theatre, LondonHis recent BBC documentary The Dirty South announced a mission to redeem the reputation of America's bottom half – which may be why Rich Hall has left redneck alter…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:46PMThursday, November 25, 2010
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonLast week, Jason Manford quit as presenter of BBC1's The One Show after revelations of text and Twitter flirting with fans; he has now publicly rededicated him…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PMWednesday, November 24, 2010
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonIt has been a difficult week for Jason Manford, who last week quit as presenter of BBC1's The One Show after revelations of text and Twitter flirting with female fa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57PMTuesday, November 23, 2010
'Sometimes gigs are news stories too'Sometimes reviews aren't just reviews, they are news. We newspaper critics tend to present our work in topical terms – and one way of doing that i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:46PMMonday, November 22, 2010
Two young comedians are spearheading a more theatrical style of comedy with their stage version of The TrialWhen you think Franz Kafka, what comes to mind? Mitteleuropean gloom, perhaps. "B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38AM 
