2,034 stories by "Brian Logan"
Soho theatreKearns's comic armoury of distracted pauses, eccentric antics and daydreamer philosophy starts brilliantly before tailing off"Imagine I couldn't do this," ruminates John Kearns a…
The UK Jewish Comedy festival's salute to the Borscht Belt comedy of Woody Allen and Joan Rivers is poised awkwardly between tribute and parodyYou could argue that standup was born in the Ca…
Four months after opening its archive about the comedy great without including his famous bonnet, the V&A has added one to its collectionWhen the V&A launched its Tommy Cooper archiv…
O2 Arena, LondonThe physical foolery is fine, but some of Evans' jokes are not very nice at allLee Evans is one of the great clowns of the age, but on his new arena tour, Monsters, the slap …
In her podcast, Cariad Lloyd talks to other comics about death, a subject that standups rarely deal with directly on stageUntil this year's Edinburgh fringe, where comedians grappled on stag…
The Britain's Got Talent judge says she was attacked by an unnamed comic, 21st-century comics grapple with homosexuality, and David Brent realises his rock-god dreamsNot much to laugh about …
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghTruscott has some funny, transgressive material but technical glitches and a lack of polish disrupt the flow of this setNot many acts enter fringe legend with their …
In Whitehall's routines, poshness is a depoliticised quirk, like being tall. You can only laugh at his jokes if you think disadvantage isn't worth getting upset about' Jack Whitehall intervi…
Soho theatre, London'America's Next Drag Superstar' presents Unwrapped, a tinsel-fringed riot of inappropriate Santa gags, Miley Cyrus covers and jaundiced humourJinkx Monsoon, the 2013 winn…
Leicester Square theatre, London The comedian's Little Misfit show takes aim at tribalism, social awkwardness and British reserve, though her potent wit should land more blowsBy Zoe Lyons's …
Leicester Square theatre, LondonPolitical cataclysms jostle with gags about kinky sex and selfie culture in a characteristically twisty and frequently brilliant show from the 'ex-TV comic'Br…
If you work in contemporary theatre, you spend half your life fretting about how to reach beyond its small, perfectly formed audience.
NextUp will stream live comedy sets for a low subscription fee. Standups are excited, and will share 50% of the income " but will the new service attract a big enough audience to succeed?Mif…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonTate's talent and personality propel this thrilling live comedy comeback that is peppered with TV sketch-show oldies, creaking gags and committed daftnessRed faces …
The Canadian standup's Radio 4 show expertly splices comedy, opinion and enlightenment to explore millennial gender fluidity and sexWoman's Hour host Jenni Murray raised hackles the other we…
Stables, Milton Keynes Fresh from a stint on America's Got Talent, Sam Wills delivers a captivating set of skits that bring the audience on stage and celebrate the improbableAmerica's Got T…
Nottingham PlayhouseBack from comedic and political hibernation, swaggering as always but a little less potent in new show ExposedIt feels like another age, that still-recent time when Russe…
The scary pranksters with red noses and outsize shoes running amok on the streets are the antithesis of a great tradition, says the celebrated clown teacher Schools were barricaded, Hallowee…
The innovative outfit that cultivated talents such as Tim Key and Claudia O'Doherty is no more. So why, during this boom time for comedy, did it fail?Three weeks ago, it went into voluntary …
A new film blurs fiction and reality with its tale of an aspiring comic. It asks to what extent you can study to become funny " or if you're just born that way"The Comedian's Guide to Surviv…
Soho theatre, LondonOnce you're over your participation-phobia, Riches' combination of broad character-comedy and coercive stunts makes for daft fun' Paul Flecky: 'My job is to hurl things, …
Soho theatre, LondonIf the style is unadventurous, there are still plenty of good jokes as Forde scours the aftermath of the EU referendumBrexit comedy shows are coming thick and fast, and t…
It's the job of standups to hold institutions to account " laugh by laugh " so why aren't more of them laying bare the anachronistic daftness of the royal family?Is it just me, or are we liv…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonDizzying cosmology show provides workout for the brain, with one part entertainment to 13.8bn parts educationProfessor Brian Cox finds a lot of things "beaut…
Royal Albert Hall, LondonBrexit gifts the Little Englander a barrel-load of acidic spoofs, but this act seems content to serve up just the mildFor most of Al Murray's career as The Pub Landl…
