I don’t often see live comedy shows twice but I made an exception with Sausage Time. I enjoyed it so much when I reviewed it I returned with family and friends and it didn't disappoint me, even... more
Reviews
If you have never been to a comedy gig before John Kearns is not the best place to start. His new set, Shtick, may have won the Foster’s Award for Best Show in Edinburgh in August but this work is... more
Before he conquered the comedy world Lee Mack was a stable boy for Red Rum. All that hanging around with horses seems to have rubbed off. At the Apollo on Saturday night the besuited TV star... more
If you like your comedy with large words and beautiful linguistic flourishes read on then buy a ticket immediately for Ivo Graham. His second full-length show, Bow Ties and Johnnies, covers similar... more
The first roar of the night comes shortly after Dave Gorman has walked onstage. It is not even courtesy of a conventional joke. It is prompted merely by the screen behind the playful comic springing... more
Shappi Khorsandi’s latest show, Because I'm Shappi, covers all bases, from frivolous to frank. There’s smutty material on porn, cuddly humour about single parenthood and, most distinctively, potent... more
Noel Fielding is at Brixton 02 Academy Dec 8 & 9. Tickets here. If you are going this review below contains a whiff of a spoiler.In the middle of one of his flights of fancy Noel Fielding... more
This was such a weird gig that my review that ran in the Standard last week (reprinted below) requires some context. It is hard to know where Sam Simmons the man ends and Sam Simmons the act... more
Jack Whitehall has called his first arena tour Jack Whitehall Gets Around, and he certainly went to plenty of places during his breathlessly busy Wembley Arena set, now captured on DVD.The... more
Sarah Millican’s third live DVD finds the South Shields stand-up superstar discussing a radical change in her life. After years of renting flats she has recently bought a house and is delighted... more
