Reviews

An Evening With Michael McIntyre, Wembley Arena, London (Rated 3/ 5 )

At the cutting edge of suburbia

Inside Reviews

Daniel Kitson: We Are Gathered Here, Playhouse, Oxford (Rated 4/ 5 )

Monday, 28 September 2009

Death (and life) become him

Ross Noble: Things, Apollo Theatre, London (Rated 3/ 5 )

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Off the wall, but just off the pace

Billy Connolly, Usher Hall, Edinburgh (Rated 4/ 5 )

Monday, 21 September 2009

Back on the bill and on top form

First Night: Last Night of the Poms, Albert Hall, London (Rated 2/ 5 )

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Having shrunk dramatically from 13 tour dates to only five, one wonders if there was ever a likelihood that tonight could have been Barry Humphries' first and last night of the poms.

The Pajama Men: The Last Stand To Reason, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh (Rated 4/ 5 )

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Though no doubt disappointed not to secure a nomination for last weekend's Edinburgh Comedy Awards, the Americans Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez have found their Fringe visit justly littered with critical acclaim.

Edinburgh comedy reviews

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Professional misery-guts Rhod Gilbert has vaulted to a new level of popularity since his tour de force at last year's Fringe.

Ricky Gervais: Science, Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh (Rated 2/ 5 )

Thursday, 27 August 2009

As with Animals, Politics and Fame, Ricky Gervais' new show, Science, bears little or no relation to its moniker; rather, it is an excuse to set the stage as Frankenstein's castle laboratory. Of course, what's in a name if the material is good?

Hans Teeuwen, Udderbelly Pasture, Edinburgh (Rated 4/ 5 )

Thursday, 27 August 2009

The Dutch comedy icon Hans Teeuwen cuts a ridiculous figure. Ludicrous even. Which is no bad thing for a 42-year old absurdist who, perhaps against the cultural odds, is becoming a regular on the UK comedy scene.

Morecambe, Assembly @ The Mound, Edinburgh (Rated 2/ 5 )

Thursday, 27 August 2009

Among all the celebrity solo turns on the fringe this year, Bob Golding's Eric Morecambe seems to have caught on strongest. But I find Tim Whitnalls's play toothless and over-sentimental. Morecambe, who died in 1984 aged 58, is still much loved, but there's far too much loose chat here, and not enough hardcore material.