Edinburgh Fringe review: Des Bishop, Made In China
Des Bishop: Made In China seems like an odd show title for a comedian born in New York and educated in Ireland – until Bishop explains that he has spent the last 18 months living, performing, working and learning in China with an adoptive Chinese family.
Review: Adam Hills: Happyism – Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
Adam Hills is known for his willingness to play around with an audience.
Review: Mark Steel at the People’s Assembly – Northern Stage, Newcastle
Mark Steel headlines tonight’s People’s Assembly anti-austerity benefit with the seamless professionalism we’ve all come to expect.
Review: Mark Thomas: 100 Acts Of Minor Dissent – Newcastle Stand
Mark Thomas’s 100 Acts of Minor Dissent is part-stand up show, part-anarchist manifesto.
Review: Carey Marx: Intensive Carey – Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays
Those who have seen Carey Marx before will know him as an irreverent – some would say offensive – gagsmith with a penchant for dark material. This show, however, is different.
Review: Gordon Southern: A Brief History of History – Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays
Gordon Southern’s Brief History of History is exactly that.
Review: Phil Nichol: The Weary Land – Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays
Phil Nichol takes a slightly different approach to tonight’s headline show at Jesterval: he eschews the use of a microphone throughout.
Review: Joanne Neary Is Not Feeling Herself – Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays
Joanne Neary is a naturally witty, confident, and charismatic performer with a number of carefully considered stand-up observations. Sadly, this is not her act.
