Simon Moore

Telly Vision: Badults (BBC3) and Count Arthur Strong (BBC2)

Telly Vision: Badults (BBC3) and Count Arthur Strong (BBC2)

Beginnings are interesting things, and few beginnings are more interesting than sitcom opening sequences.

 Simon Moore

Review: Pappy’s: Last Show Ever – Newcastle Stand

Review: Pappy’s: Last Show Ever – Newcastle Stand

“With stand-up seemingly mired in continual controversy and ill-feeling, it’s not difficult to see why these sketch shows are on the rise.”

 Simon Moore

Thoughts On Leaving A Daniel Kitson Show

Thoughts On Leaving A Daniel Kitson Show

Simon Moore’s reaction to Kitson’s latest performance at Durham Gala Theatre.

 Simon Moore

Review: Phil Ellis, Ben van der Velde, Gavin Webster, Mr Drayton, Sam Gore & Tony Jameson – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle.

Review: Phil Ellis, Ben van der Velde, Gavin Webster, Mr Drayton, Sam Gore & Tony Jameson  – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle.

The upstairs room of the Bridge Hotel is home to one of Newcastle’s most intimate comedy nights. The monthly Laughing Penguin has clocked up two years, and this birthday gig packed out the room, with punters standing in the doorway and sitting on the window sills. All this despite the attractions of Arsenal making their […]

 Simon Moore

Review: Alun Cochrane, Andy Watson, Mick Ferry & Alfie Joey – Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle

Review: Alun Cochrane, Andy Watson, Mick Ferry & Alfie Joey – Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle

Saturday saw a new venture for The Grinning Idiot.