My girlfriend has two things in life that she truly adores (I am neither of those two things) the first is comedy, the second is sci-fi. In a world where attractive women are being called out online for wearing nerd... Continue Reading →
Full disclosure early on, this is going to be a fawning review. It is a joke that this show wasn’t nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, BUT I do need to get one thing off my chest before we start…... Continue Reading →
In the midst of writing up all of my Edinburgh Fringe posts I was invited to see Kevin Hart at the O2 Arena. Although I'm not a fan of his movies this is a man whose stand-up has been mentioned... Continue Reading →
I missed Flo & Joan at last years Edinburgh Festival and, to be honest, it wasn't until they started turning up in TV ads that I remembered wanting to catch their act. They were fun, fresh and offered up some... Continue Reading →
How does one even begin to review Bill Hicks? I think a good place to start would be with his choice of intro music... Hendrix, a genius in his chosen field who left us far too soon and with only... Continue Reading →
Despite being a fan of his work, I have never actually seen Ricky Gervais perform stand-up. Having heard that his live shows were generally inferior to his TV work, I wasn't sure what to expect. But I was very up... Continue Reading →
Many remember Bob Monkhouse as a slick game-show host from the 1980s and 90s. But to reduce him to just that would do a great disservice to arguably the greatest gag merchant of all time. This live performance was his... Continue Reading →
Everyone has a type of comedy that they love - sketch, end-of-pier, quickfire gag artists, surreal, musical etc etc. My personal favourite has always been the storyteller, the clown who can mix insightful truth and sadness into an hour where... Continue Reading →
There is something ever so comfortable about The Horne Section – they get on stage and within minutes you feel feel like one of the guys, part of the banter, in on the joke. It's an incredible skill and is one... Continue Reading →
