Alan Morrison
- Actor
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Reviewer review: Alan Morrison (The Herald)
You can tell that Alan Morrison writes for a newspaper: thanks to his journalistic training, the presence of a sub-editor and (quite possibly) the need to accommodate an advert for the Taj Mahal curry house just before his page goes off-stone, Morrison's reviews are cut to the absolute quick. Not a word is wasted and, I'm happy to say, not another word is needed.
Lenny Leicester, FringePig, 17th August 2015The European stand-ups who talk funny
They come over here and take our punchlines... Hang on, let's not get all right-wing-press about the foreign stand-ups appearing at the Fringe.
Alan Morrison, Sunday Herald, 16th August 2015Brett Goldstein enters the comedy confessional
He's the comedian, not me, but Brett Goldstein is having a good laugh at something I've just said.
Alan Morrison, Sunday Herald, 9th August 2015Mark Thomas steps over the comedy line with Trespass
Mark Thomas and I are doing what many middle-aged British men thrown together by circumstance would do at this time of year: we're making small talk by chatting about our family holidays. Except I've gone one step further: I'm showing him photographs of a past trip. This isn't as indulgently self-obsessed as it sounds. Let me explain.
Alan Morrison, Sunday Herald, 2nd August 2015Glasgow Comedy Festival frees the jokers from the pack
The first joke will be set up on Thursday at 5pm; the final punchline will be delivered some time around 11pm on Easter Sunday, and in between Glasgow will prove yet again that March really is a laughing matter.
Alan Morrison, The Herald, 9th March 2013The world finds something to laugh about at The Stand
There's more of an international dimension to the Edinburgh Comedy Club this year.
Alan Morrison, The Herald, 9th August 2010The fizz hasn't gone flat for Sean Hughes
Two decades after nabbing the Fringe's top comedy prize, the stand-up is in a darker and angrier place.
Alan Morrison, The Herald, 9th August 2010