2,034 stories by "Brian Logan"
Fairfield Halls, LondonIn his show Taxi Tour, the comic from last year's Britain's Got Talent offers only standard-issue middle-aged standup
Kojo Anim was a star of the black standup circui…
Radlett Centre, HertfordshireThis grab-bag show sheds little light on our political travails but it's stuffed with funny caricatures and plenty of myth-busting
How did we get here? asks Mark…
The oddball standup delivers deliciously terrible, wonderful jokes as he leads the charge for alternatives to the mainstream
When John-Luke Roberts scored an Edinburgh fringe success with th…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThe comedian leads us from weird to wonderful to 'the absolute worst of humanity' in his new show about social media
Twitter has curdled public …
Soho theatre, LondonThe Malaysian standup is strongest when he delivers adroit gags about Asian versus British stereotypes, from dogs to food allergies
Asians do this and Brits do that. That…
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup's new show, Backward, dissects the pitfalls of fame but her joyfully undercutting humour hasn't suffered
Rosie Jones appeared eight times, she specifies, on …
The gameshow star and former GP on how he wrote his 'career best' standup material after getting married " and being diagnosed with Parkinson's
'You don't expect the most eventful year of yo…
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonA transatlantic voyage in 1910, with the silent stars onboard, is the basis of Told By An Idiot's beguiling comedy
Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel shared a boat fr…
Soho theatre, LondonThe charming musical misfits are funniest at their most absurd, serving up numbers that range from klezmer to folderol folk
Most of us watched the Bros documentary and la…
Cambridge JunctionThe Yorkshire comic's endearing set about mistakes made in public roars into life with a final, extraordinary reveal
Who among us, deciding instantly on a course of action,…
Soho theatre, LondonThe New Zealander's minimalist Only Bones v1.4 combines the spellbinding and ridiculous but ultimately seems unsure what it wants to be
No props. No set. No text. No narr…
Vaudeville theatre, London Stunts and tricks go awry in this slapstick romp, though the running gag makes it hard to conjure suspense
If you've watched a magic show, you may have experienced…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonSandi Toksvig hosts a knowingly slapdash evening of irony-charged singalongs that revels in the magic of its venue
Snowdrop the fairy has misplaced the magic of Ch…
Soho theatre, LondonWith repurposed classics such as 12 Gays of Christmas, this festive satirical show delivers big-hitting performances and cunning lyrics
If you should find yourself at a c…
A double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby's follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes' uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year
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Warwick Arts Centre A cool crowd warms to the standup's animated stories, daft moves and disarming candour in Dance Like Everyone's Watching
A standup needs several qualities in their locker…
Bloomsbury theatre, LondonDoc-turned-comic Kay recalls Christmases spent in hospitals " with anecdotes about peanut butter, ill-used confectionery and a blast of Spandau Ballet
'Christmas co…
O2 Arena, LondonGlimpses of wit float to the surface in this sex-and-excrement bonanza … but are quickly flushed away by tedious misogyny
Two trips to the O2 in 10 days: two shows wallowin…
Vaults, LondonZoe Lyons is a pyjama-clad deity with wrath-management issues and a retinue of doubtful angels in David Javerbaum's enjoyable comedy
It began as a Twitter account, which begat …
Chequer Mead, East GrinsteadAttacks on Extinction Rebellion and smashed avacado keep Dee in default pissed-off mode, but there are a few inspired moments
Jack Dee speaks out of a diagonal mo…
Soho theatre, LondonKearns delivers a day-in-the-drab-life of a man with dreams, toting suburban existentialism in a style all his own
Time was, I'd have bet my house against Count Arthur St…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonPrince Charming? You must be joking " but this show will still leave families and festive fun-seekers satisfied
You might think assignations with princes have lost t…
Brighton DomeIn an endearing but gentle show, the comedian tries to leave his Father Ted alter ego behind
Father Dougal casts a long shadow, Ardal O'Hanlon laments at the start of his tourin…
O2 Arena, LondonThe comic, who doesn't seem to have any interest in people or the world, puts on a weak show with anecdotes that ring untrue
It's not an auspicious start to Jack Whitehall's …
Fairfield Halls, LondonThe perky comic provides plenty of material and eye-rolling at how the other half live but some of the jokes flatline
Some marry for love, some for money, and some " y…
