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Bobby Carroll
Bobby Carroll

Bobby Carroll

  • Stand-up comedian, crew member and journalist

Bobby Carroll features - page 2

Nick Helm Live

Nick Helm / Martin Angolo / Julian Clary - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary

Thursday 16th May 2024

Bobby catches up with his old friend Nick Helm on tour and is blown away by a change in gears, then settles in to watch the more mainstream but no less suave Martin Angolo and Julian Clary.

Image shows left to right: Sullivan Brown, Rosie Nicholls, Grubby Little Mitts. Credit: Craig Fuller Live

Grubby Little Mitts / Smutty Letters / Mekkin Roff / Richard Brown - Bobby Carroll's Glasgow Festival Diary

Friday 29th March 2024

Bobby explores some of the alternative spaces performers are making their own in Glasgow: a dilapidated music hall, an intimate cabaret venue and a bar with heart and soul.

Caroline Rhea Live

Caroline Rhea / Casey Patmore / George Anderson / Eddie French - Bobby Carroll's Glasgow Festival Diary

Wednesday 27th March 2024

"Glasgow you took me by surprise." Rain? Who knew? Bobby watches a blast from the past damp and drenched, enjoys some promising up-and-comers and explores being an outsider with Eddie French.

Garth Marenghi Incarcerat. Matthew Holness Live

Garth Marenghi / Jessica Fostekew / Josh Pugh - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary

Tuesday 19th March 2024

Bobby has one helluva month seeing a cult favourite spoof it up, an old favourite on rare form and a new favourite step things up a gear.

Olga Koch. Credit: Matt Stronge Live

Olga Koch / Gareth Mutch / Marc Jennings - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary

Saturday 17th February 2024

This month Bobby watches three tour shows in their final iterations and ponders whether structure should ever trump jokes?

Susie McCabe. Copyright: Off The Kerb Live

Susie McCabe / Fred MacAulay / Martin Urbano - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary

Tuesday 16th January 2024

This month Bobby sees the bells in with the cream of Scottish comedy playing an awkward ballroom and then gets down and dirty with a satire of a disgraced comedian.

Amy Gledhill Live

Shane Todd / Amy Gledhill / Eleanor Morton - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary

Thursday 7th December 2023

This month Bobby takes in Northern Ireland's own Mr Worldwide, Shane Todd, at the Queen's Hall and then gets to catch up with two incredible acts who were just starting out back in his old days as a promoter.

Esther Manito Live

Esther Manito, Simon Wozniak, Jamie Hutchinson - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Wednesday 8th November 2023

This month Esther Manito makes Bobby's date night while Simon Wozniak and Jamie Hutchinson really excel at The Stand in Edinburgh.

Colin Geddis Live

Colin Geddis / Leith Comedy Festival / Joe McTernan - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Wednesday 11th October 2023

Bobby Carroll checked out some of the shows at Leith Comedy Festival, and checked out Colin Geddis at Monkey Barrel.

Lindsey Santoro Fringe

Lindsey Santoro / Gareth Waugh / Josh Jones / Leila Navabi - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Sunday 27th August 2023

Bobby finishes up the fringe in a maelstrom of masculinity, identity politics and genitals. Pretty much like every day of August 2023 then.

Darren Harriott Fringe

Darren Harriott / Sikisa / Nick Doody - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Wednesday 23rd August 2023

Bobby reenergises into the last stretch of the Fringe with a highly recommended show from Darren Harriott and noteworthy work from Nick Doody and Sikisa.

Paul McDaniel Fringe

Paul McDaniel / Cheekykita / Rob Auton - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Tuesday 22nd August 2023

"There's a place where the strange ones go, where nobody here could know..." Bobby delves into some of weirder outliers on the Fringe this year.

Ahir Shah Fringe

Ahir Shah / Fiona Ridgewell / Chris Thorburn / Urooj Ashfaq - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Friday 18th August 2023

From immigrant stories to star making showcases - the Fringe has room for hour with very different intentions and aims. Bobby is mightily impressed by Ahir Shah's heartfelt latest and Chris Thorburn's movie loopy debut...

Simon Evans Fringe

Simon Evans / Stuart Laws / Paul Foot - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Thursday 17th August 2023

Bobby Carroll watches three acts with long established and heightened comedic voices (Simon Evans, Stuart Laws, Paul Foot) and questions whether sticking to what works should ever trump honesty and growth?

Frank Skinner Fringe

Frank Skinner / Mary O'Connell / Sigmund The Viking / Avital Ash - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Sunday 13th August 2023

The Fringe attracts some strange audiences and can lob some freaky set-ups that performers just have to muddle through; Bobby watches Frank Skinner, Mary O'Connell, Sigmund The Viking and Avital Ash battling against their spaces.

Monkey Barrel 2 Fringe

Monkey Barrel All Dayer - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Saturday 12th August 2023

Bobby spends all day in Monkey Barrel 2 testing the oft quoted Fringe theory that "you can spend a whole day in the same room in Monkey Barrel and see nothing but bangers". No spoilers but Laura Davis and Liam Withnail both stand out.

Louise Young Fringe

Louise Young / Jodie Mitchell / Micky Overman / Don Biswas - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Thursday 10th August 2023

Bobby gets distracted by some new laminates, witnesses two strong debuts with complex but potent identity politics and catches up on two more established acts who are pushing their comedic boundaries.

Sammy Dobson Live

Sammy Dobson / Ray Bradshaw / Fringe Cringe - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Monday 31st July 2023

Bobby squeezes in a night of circuit comedy where MC Sammy Dobson wows and softly spoken Ray Bradshaw generates some big noise.

John Kearns. John (John Kearns) Live

John Kearns / Stuart McPherson / Judi Love - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Tuesday 13th June 2023

This month Bobby writes a love letter to John Kearns, has his appetite whetted for Stuart McPherson's new Fringe hour and has a blast with TV personality Judi Love.

Ardal O'Hanlon Live

Ardal O'Hanlon / Liam Farrelly / Kai Humphries - Bobby Carroll's Glasgow Comedy Festival Diary

Tuesday 28th March 2023

Bobby is wowed by the gentle charm of Ardal O'Hanlon, catches Liam Farrelly's accidentally controversial debut hour and witnesses Kai Humphries achieve a level of laughter that only the very best stand-ups can.

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