I wasn’t going to review Jason Byrne. I felt that I’d seen it all and said it all when he ended Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs gig with a jockey on his back earlier this year. But within a minute of him... more
Reviews
Comedians are such a sensitive bunch. How do you describe someone as a safe pair of hands without them taking it as a negative criticism? A safe pair of hands is exactly what Jason Manford is, but... more
The decision to have David O’Doherty close the comedy tent on Saturday night was an interesting one. While he is well known to comedy fans and well loved too he certainly doesn’t have the TV profile... more
Marcus Brigstocke is probably the perfect Latitude comedian. completely in tune with the middle class audience’s dreams, aspirations and frustrations. It was no surprise to hear him say at the start... more
She might have been on in the middle of the afternoon rather than headlining, but a roar went up when Sara Pascoe was introduced. The thoughtful comedian has become a regular face on television over... more
Trust me, that is Jon Richardson on the screen in the distance in this picture, even if he is looking unusually muscular. One of the perennial problems of the comedy tent at Latitude is that it is... more
In the absence of Daniel Kitson the coolest comedian at this year’s festival is Tim Key. Though as he joked throughout his show, he is a comedian who hasn’t quite been invited onto the comedy stage... more
Russell Kane said that comedians aren’t supposed to do Latitude two years in a row but he loves it so much he begged the organisers to let him come back this year. Good call. Kane and Latitude are... more
The English Comedian of the Year Final is the kind of concept that prompts jokes itself. Is it the first comedy competition sponsored by UKIP? Is Nigel Farage one of the judges? The answer is no to... more
Stephen Merchant doesn’t do things by halves. Although he has appeared in Hollywood movies and some of the sitcoms he has co-written with Ricky Gervais, he is making his West End debut playing the... more
