2,034 stories by "Brian Logan"
Soho theatre, LondonDissing bad science, capitalists and Brian Cox, Newman's low-octane cabinet of neuroscientific curiosities has nonconformist bite Related: Rob Newman: 'Bill Hicks wanted …
The gangly New Zealander trained as a clown and spent 10 years in theatre before his masterclasses in mime set tongues wagging at Edinburgh. Where next for the new king of silent comedy?Come…
When we set out to make a show about the baroque horror of the capital's property problem, it quickly became clear that the result would be tragicomicHow do you make theatre out of the housi…
Assembly RoomsAmerica's indie comedy scene has supplied some great fringe acts recently, including Perrier-winner Demetri Martin and Flight of the Conchords' Kristen Schaal. Kumail Nanjiani …
From newfound political awareness to a resurgence of clowning, 2015's comedy landscape was bumpy but invigoratingIn election year, it was apt that political comedy seemed to be back on the a…
The Capitol, Horsham"I'm not saying I'm perfect," says Sean Hughes, as he mocks all the things the rest of us do wrong. But part of Hughes's charm is that he does claim to be, if n…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonCho gleefully goads the demure with an in-yer-face set that, amid the name-dropping and self-promotion, has some almost fabulous momentsIf you noticed US come…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonGanesh, Odin and Princess Diana substitute for the three wise men in Pascoe's endearingly silly, variety-pack Christmas playThe bar was set high last year for fe…
Bridget Christie was belligerent, Doug Stanhope was savage, and Nish Kumar was reborn a rightwinger. But a touching show about Lance Armstrong wins our critic's best comedy of 2015' More on …
Soho theatre, LondonThe Edinburgh best newcomer award-winner explores her own teen Westlife obsession and self-harming in this compelling, beautifully constructed setIn the future, maybe eve…
Vaudeville theatre, LondonFrom riffs on Labour's 'experimental' period to a German-language heavy-metal Waterloo, Bailey's ticklish joy in the trivial delights a warm crowdBill Bailey may be…
Plus, Joan Rivers defiant on Holocaust 'joke' " and in hot water over Adele weight wisecrackTen years after his final appearance on British TV, Ricky Gervais's best-loved and, let's face it,…
Sara Pascoe, Margaret Cho, Brian Cox and Kevin Bridges are among those promising better laughs than you'll get from your Christmas crackersThe leftfield comedy club Weirdos stages the fourth…
Soho theatre, LondonPart idiot's guide to the sex app, part confessional standup, this show blends gaudy anecdotes and Valvo's relatable awkwardness into a night of easy humourGrindr " and i…
Donald Trump tried to be witty on Saturday Night Live, Barack Obama has honed his own standup style and Boris Johnson continues to play the clown. But are politicos' attempts at humour amusi…
Leicester Square theatre, London The TV regular has constructed a plausible world full of self-absorbed, middle-class misanthropy, with occasional strikes against conformity"I think I have v…
The lad's comic Daniel O'Reilly killed his on-stage persona after a sexism storm last year. But Dapper Laughs says he's changed. So can he prove he's a feminist " or even funny?Dapper Laughs…
Palace theatre, LondonThe nation's favourite mentalist explores faith healing in a show that leaves sceptics' and believers' minds jitterbuggingDerren Brown doesn't have a good word to say a…
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are touring their 90s characters around the UK, and trying to update them for the era of #piggate. But can they ever really work when comedy relies on the h…
Vaudeville, LondonFrench draws on memories of her beloved father and her relationship with her body to tackle the biggest subject of all: how do you be a person?Dawn French has been alive 30…
Banned in 1907, but still sharply topical, a new production of Harley Granville Barker's play Waste is opening at the National Theatre. Its star talks sex, idealism and backstage briefings f…
Museum of Comedy, LondonIn this luridly populated show " her first after becoming a trans woman " Franken gives an intermittently persuasive vision of a culture in meltdownIf you've come exp…
Soho theatre, LondonBrown gives us a show of two halves, with endearing routines about early fatherhood leading to social commentaryWhat a change in Alfie Brown! Three years ago, he announce…
Ellen DeGeneres writer Greg Fitzsimmons is using Cosby's material in his own routines. It's unclear if the aim is to punish the performer or just celebrate good jokes Given the allegations a…
Soho theatre, LondonIt's not assured that a standup who is huge on Twitter will translate to the stage. Good to report, then, that US comic Rob Delaney " 619,000 followers and counting " is …
