It always makes me laugh when people say they don't like comedians because they talk about themselves. Let's face it, most comedians are, in some form or another, narcissists. They are often their... more
Reviews
Well do you want original content or not? This was the best picture I could get of Glenn Moore as I'd moved out of the main comedy arena due to the build up of crowds. People weren't as close to each... more
I had a bit of a minor panic when I was waiting for Maisie Adam. The Yorkshire-born, Brighton-based comic was one of the acts I had circled when I saw the line-up announced in the same way I used to... more
Jessica Fostekew was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2019 and would have gone on to great things straight away if it hadn't been for lockdown. She has been doing OK though, cropping up on... more
Sorry there is no picture of Sophie Duker in action to accompany this review. On arrival at the Comedy Arena – previously a tent but now without any sides to make it you-know-what safer – it was so... more
Comeback is definitely the right word here. This had barely opened in December before it closed due to lockdown. Now, this piece that started out as a modest Edinburgh Fringe show way back in 2018,... more
You might recognise Lucy Pearman from her work with Spencer Jones in The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk and Mister Winner. Or you might not. You might even have seen her at the Edinburgh Fringe... more
Film-maker Ben Wheatley has always had a penchant for the pagan. I was watching one of his early films, Kill List, over the weekend and despite it being a violent film about contemporary hit men... more
This excellent series finished on a high note with Last Night of the Proms, which kind of had everything from farcical laughs to brutal violence to political subtext.The scene was set as a clan... more
As we stagger back towards post-pandemic normality it was good to see the Musical Comedy Awards Final return to the Bloomsbury Theatre. A small socially distanced audience got to sit in the venue.... more
