DVD review: Jon Richardson, Nidiot
Jon Richardson has long been a big name is comedy circles (and a hero for the higher-than-average number of fans with OCD) – but his relatively recent work on 8 Out Of 10 Cats has led to a sharp increase in his fame.
DVD review: Simon Evans, Live At The Theatre Royal
Simon Evans has been a firm fixture on the stand-up circuit for years, and has been performing at the Edinburgh Fringe since 2000, yet this is his first DVD release.
Review: Dave Gorman Gets Straight To The Point* (*The Powerpoint)
A Dave Gorman show is unlike any other you are likely to see. His unique mix of stand-up, storytelling and mischief has become as much of a trademark as the slideshow presentations he uses to deliver it. This year’s show, Dave Gorman Gets Straight To The Point* (*The Powerpoint) builds on the success of his […]
Review: Broken Mic Comedy, The Hancock, Newcastle
Broken Mic Comedy, compered and curated by Simon Beckwith, is a monthly night of storytelling, audience participation, standup and sketches at Newcastle’s favourite student pub, The Hancock. October’s night includes storyteller David Callaghan, one-liner Mark Kennedy, performance poet Rowan McCabe, the musical Joby Mageean, and headliner Vladimir McTavish. The concept for Broken Mic is a […]
Edinburgh Fringe review: Dan Schreiber, Cockblocked From Outer Space
Dan Schreiber is best known as a QI elf and co-creator of The Museum Of Curiosity, but he is also an accomplished standup – and his debut Fringe show, Cockblocked From Outer Space, is designed to prove it.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Andy Zaltzman, Satirist For Hire
Seasoned stand-up, sport & political writer, and one half of The Bugle Podcast, Andy Zaltzman has built a show around audience suggestions, and approaches each one through the sharp lens of satire.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Romesh Ranganathan, Rom Wasn’t Built In A Day
Romesh Ranganathan is highly tipped for big things this year, especially with an Edinburgh award nomination in the bag. This year’s venue was obviously booked before Ranganthan had become a regular on Mock The Week, as he has sold out his 100-capacity space until the end of the festival.
Edinburgh Fringe review: Holly Walsh, Never Had It
Never Had It is a show about that indefinable quality that all charismatic individuals seem to display with ease, and Holly Walsh opens the show with a PowerPoint showing leaders like Obama and Diana who certainly have “it”, along with those in the public eye who don’t.
