Press clippings Page 18
Review: Al Murray, Royal Albert Hall
You may have thought that the Brexit vote in June would have been manna from heaven for Al Murray as the Pub Landlord, his knucklehead xenophobe creation. But in this uneven and - at two-and-a-half hours - overlong show, the referendum result and what it means for this country is mentioned early on but is hardly the focus of the show.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 14th October 2016Al Murray, The Pub Landlord review
This bigoted bar steward still has comedy legs in a post-Brexit world.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 12th October 2016Al Murray, Pub Landlord review
Brexit gifts the Little Englander a barrel-load of acidic spoofs, but this act seems content to serve up just the mild.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th October 2016Review: Al Murray the Pub Landlord at Albert Hall
The irony is heavy as the suspiciously well-informed Pub Landlord launches into a sublime, surreptitious takedown of Leave logic.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 12th October 2016Taskmaster: series 3, episode 2 - review
This week Greg Davies's game show featured condiment art, nudity and some furious use of a pair of corkscrews.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 11th October 2016TV review: The Outcast Comic, Sky Arts
Others remember where they were when they heard that Princess Diana had died. I remember where I was when I read Andrew Lawrence's famous Facebook post about the state of modern comedy and the state of the nation in October 2014. I thought it was, erm, interesting, and messaged him quickly to ask if I could post it on beyondthejoke. I then got on a train and when I logged back on he had replied, politely saying: "Good to hear from you, but I'd rather you didn't".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th October 2016The Outcast Comic review
It's a strange phenomenon of modern times that Andrew Lawrence can foster an edgy, rebellious image for adopting the exact-same reactionary tone of the government and most of the press.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th October 2016Al Murray interview
The comedian says the new series of Taskmaster is "The most fun telly gig I've ever done" and "A mutual admiration of idiocy".
Jon Horsley, The Sun, 4th October 2016Taskmaster: series 3, episode 1 - review
It is a nice start, but we need to wait a bit to see how it compares to the previous two series.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 4th October 2016Preview: Taskmaster series 3
It feels as if the second series of Taskmaster has only just finished but the third series starts on Dave on Tuesday, October 4 at 10pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd October 2016