Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings
Mo Gilligan review
Riotous red-carpet relatability from a big-hearted comic.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd April 2025Jenny Eclair review
At 65, Eclair has faced down adversity, her own ego, sexism and the menopause - and always found a way to keep cheerfully telling the tales.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 31st March 2025Dancing Shoes review
Bedroom boogying bloke frees his feet in fab comedy. In his inaugural season at A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Guardian journalist Brian Logan directs with a keen eye for physical comedy, not least when Donny confesses his secret love of dancing.
Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 26th March 2025Shabaz Ali review
The hugely popular 'King of the Povvos' is a charismatic host, but is yet to prove that he can make his online material strong enough for the stage.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th March 2025A spoof universally acknowledged: comic Rosalie Minnitt on her bonnet-crazed Jane Austen parody
The stand-up is hitting new heights of pastiche with Clementine, a riotous one-woman show about a Regency belle seeking a tailcoated beau. As the Edinburgh hit goes on tour, Minnitt explains why her mum's doing the driving.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th March 2025Harry Hill: New Bits & Greatest Hits review
Hill at 60 remains so joyful and daft that you will never stop chuckling for long.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd March 2025Has Peter Kay thrown out his cuddly image along with his 'garlic bread' hecklers?
The chummy everyman seemed to let his facade slip as he brutally ejected two hecklers from a recent gig - a misstep that showed he's out of touch with the current cut-and-thrust of stand-up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th February 2025Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf review
Morphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th February 2025Rob Auton: The Eyes Open And Shut Show review
The Yorkshireman's half-banal half-profound ruminations on the subject of sight won me over.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd February 2025Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Slick chills in Shearsmith and Pemberton's creepy West End comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2025