Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Cambridge Comedy festival review
Mark Watson keeps head above water in washed-out Friday.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th July 2021Aisling Bea and Friends review
The Irish comedian and guests Nish Kumar and Fatiha El-Ghorri lift their crowd's soggy spirits with some choice gags.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th July 2021Interview with contrarian comic Fin Taylor
"I don't believe in anything beyond getting the next laugh."
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd June 2021Sound Heap review - one podcast to spoof them all
The age of peak podcast meets its match in John-Luke Roberts and his procession of hilariously titled imaginary shows.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd June 2021Rob Newman's Philosophy Show review
Newman dissects ideas with intelligence, running around the houses and back, on themes from politics and humanity to parenthood..
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th May 2021NextUp Relaunch Party review
Dane Baptiste and Josie Long back at the mic.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th May 2021Simon Bird: Debrief review
The Inbetweeners star plays on his first TV special's lack of audience by claiming high sophistication - while deftly pricking the bubble with pretend banter.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th May 2021Dylan Moran interview
The comedian's 2018 show Dr Cosmos addressed mental health, midlife and Brexit - little knowing a crisis lurked around the corner. Now it's being streamed, might no mention of Covid be a selling point?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th May 2021Johnny Vegas on money, fame and grief
Lockdown and the loss of both parents have transformed the entertainer. He talks about the disappointments of TV, outgrowing his comic persona - and his move into the glamping business.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th May 2021Grave New World: spoof unmasking our new normal
Anxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws' mockumentary - so what's it trying to say about life after Covid?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 31st March 2021