2,036 stories by "Brian Logan"
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonThe host of Channel 4's The Last Leg offers jolly but rudimentary standup that keeps the crowd in raptures"It's just about putting joy into a room," says Adam Hills…
Brighton DomeStewart Lee has set the bar so high, he can hardly be criticised for not always vaulting it. At his best, he takes comedy out on new limbs: the pleasure of laught…
Swan, High WycombeThere's plenty of straight standup tonight, but the best of Bailey's material comes back, as ever, to sound"A pox on lol!" Bill Bailey wants laughter, not acronyms for laug…
The comedy duo head back to the airwaves " just as Charlie Higson bemoans the lack of British sketch shows on TV and Adrian Edmondson loses interest in comedy altogetherThis week's comedy ne…
Union Chapel, LondonBuxton's latest show shines a light on internet comment threads, but his own material never quite hits the same bizarre heightsHumanity in all its banality and pettiness …
Soho theatre, LondonAndy Zaltzman decries the state of modern political comedy. So why is his stage act so noncommittal?In an interview last week, Andy Zaltzman lamented the state of politi…
Luisa Omielan and Gina Yashere on board as show numbers swell to more than 100. Plus, what Lenny Henry should have left unsaid and the latest on the Edmondson-Davidson spatThis week's comedy…
Ricky Gervais's Office character will strut his stuff on stage with the big boys, Lee Evans just wants to sit and paint, and we enjoy some scientific one-liners from our readersThis week's c…
Soho theatre, LondonOkine's adept autobiographical show about a trip to Ghana makes for a nuanced exploration of privilege and povertyYou don't get many debut comedy hours about the leg…
Soho Theatre, LondonNothing here feels blazingly new, but Chieng ensures " mostly " that it's funnyThey may be taking over the world, but the Chinese are not, as yet, taking over standup com…
The Jonathan Creek star remembers how Thatcher's £40 per week saved him in the 1980s, while Aziz Ansari signs a giant book deal and John Cleese flogs face cream across the worldThis week'…
Bridget Christie takes Foster's standup prize " the UK's most prestigious " with 'beautifully written, delightfully delivered' workIt was a stand-out moment for female standups. The feminist…
The StandWozniak has found himself a compelling alter ego: a would-be light entertainer at the mercy of his domestic and social angstOnce a standup staple, mother-in-law jokes went out with …
Comedians under starter's orders for the Foster's awards, as the 2013 So You Think You're Funny gongs are handed out. Plus: John Lloyd brings a Rotary Club vibe to the fringeScream if you wa…
Pleasance CourtyardWhen Walsh lays off his throwback booze humour, he's good. Otherwise, his conservative material chokes his talentNominated for the Edinburgh comedy award this week, Seann …
Chicago Sun-Times shocked at 'deep-dyed socialism' and anti-American nature of the fringe; Humza Arshad makes his Edinburgh debut; and were last year's comedy award-winners not funny enough?…
Gilded BalloonFrequently as maddening as she is funny, the American comic is an expert and intriguing talent"This is something that's top secret and nobody's heard about," says US comic Tig …
Tig Notaro's games hold up crowd anxious not to miss next show; Gareth Ellis gives himself a black eye and wins awardClocked off on the Edinburgh FringeIn theatre circles, it's often said th…
Let Guardian reviewer Logan talk you through the shortlist of the biggest prize in UK comedy, act by actBrian Logan
Underbelly, CowgateJohn Robertson's interactive comedy based on primitive computer games is ridiculous, illogical and weirdly addictive"You awake to find yourself in a dark room …" Austral…
Steve Coogan announces he's be back in town, on a unique special mission " and the intriguingly odd John KearnsKnowing me, knowing the winner of the Foster's Edinburgh comedy awardA coup for…
The top jokes of the Edinburgh festival fringe have just been announced, but there is no sign of the women who have provided the funniest and most creative shows this yearThe winner of the f…
Heroes @ Bob's BookshopThe moral high ground isn't so much taken as seduced in this show, which wins the rape-joke argument the way it should be won " with comedy"Anyone here been raped? Any…
Pornography is everywhere in this year's comedy programme " but not for the reasons you might think. Plus: awards week begins; and Andrea Dworkin, comedy heroineSex-drivenIt's porn. Some …
Pleasance CourtyardThe hotly tipped comedian's best characters are richly imagined, his worst little more than excuses to behave outrageouslyUp-and-comer Jamie Demetriou's show has been…
