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 →
Before Russell Howard took to the stage this evening, it was announced that as this was his 9th consecutive solo performance at the Royal Albert Hall he had broken a longstanding record of 8 appearances set by one Francis Albert... Continue Reading →
I feel slightly unfair in critiquing a clown working as a warm-up act but I found this one slightly fascinating due to the venue in question (the Royal Albert Hall) and the clown in question – Steve Hall was formerly... Continue Reading →
The first time that I actually saw Stewart Lee live was about 12 years ago at the Soho Theatre. I went in with high expectations; my ticket buddy on the night absolutely loved his solo work and I had always... Continue Reading →
I first encountered Mr Swallow when I was dragged to see Dracula the musical. I say dragged because my ticket pal for the night had led me to believe that it was a straight performance and I could think of... Continue Reading →
In order to justify my review I think that it's only fair for me to declare at the outset that I have never been a massive fan of sketch/theatrical troupes. This doesn’t mean that they’re bad but in fairness they... Continue Reading →
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