Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 17
Leicester comedy festival review - Jackie Weaver: Comedians' Council
Weaver chairs as Suzi Ruffell and Paul Sinha field questions from the crowd, Nathan Caton riffs on lockdown with a new girlfriend and Jessica Fostekew talks no-nonsense parenting.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th February 2022Milton Jones review
Nothing is as it seems in this brain-warping cartoon comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th February 2022Catherine Bohart interview
The Irish stand-up faced the Covid situation newly single, dealing with OCD and with her livelihood in tatters. Now she's back on tour, making comedy from mental health and heartbreak.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd February 2022Spike review
Fast-paced portrait of Spike Milligan hurls us between the comic's anarchic Goon Show sketches, cartoonish clashes with the BBC and the trauma of war.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st February 2022Kerry Godliman review
The After Life star invites us to join her as the butt of the joke in her clever, gag-filled observations on life in the internet age.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th January 2022Today's comics on Spike Milligan: the godfather of alternative comedy
He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they've written a play about Spike Milligan - while comedians remember a legend.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th January 2022Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control review
An account of a terrible gig opens 'a silly window' on The Mash Report comic's mental health and the rise of nativism.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2022Bill Bailey: En Route To Normal review
Tree snails, Coldplay and the current cabinet all get the full Bailey treatment in a zinging performance.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th December 2021Liz Kingsman and the comic skewering the 'messy women genre'
Chaotic life, lots of sex, little sense of purpose ... the Anglo-Aussie's hilarious takedown of Fleabag and the booming 'messy-woman genre' was halted by Covid. Now, after a year and a half of worry, it's finally back.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th December 2021Inside No 9: An Evening with Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith review
The comedy writers behind one of the BBC's most successful series perform an entertaining, behind-the-scenes double act.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th December 2021