Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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The Virt Locker review
Banter and live laughter help NextUp's show - featuring a grumpy Jen Brister, a lovable Sarah Keyworth and more - replicate in-person comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2021Mischief Movie Night In review
Sofa-bound audiences help the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong to create spontaneous and funny stories on screen.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2021Right on: does stand-up comedy have a left-wing bias?
The idea that the artform skews left is widespread, but the prevalence of comedians punching down suggests otherwise.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 202110 comedians to watch in 2021
Having made a splash with their Insta impressions and lovable lockdown sitcoms, these are the names to look out for this year.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd January 2021Stand-ups unite for sitcom to save comedy club
When venues were closed by the pandemic, James Acaster, Maria Bamford and other top comics got to work on a web series to rescue The Bill Murray in London.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st January 2021Radio 4 stand-ups zoom through angst from all angles
The BBC's new comedy series brings together half-hour sets from Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Imran Yusuf and Joz Norris.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th January 2021Abnormally Funny People review
This Zoom gig of eyecatching diversity closed the Unlimited festival and felt like a family gathering with its affectionate mutual mockery.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th January 2021Eddie Izzard's marathon is a physical feat with comedy
On top of running a marathon - while doubling as a chat show host - every day this month, the comedian is reprising old favourites.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th January 2021Rhys James: Forgives review
This online stream of a 2016 Soho theatre show whips through the young comic's angst and uncertainty.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd December 2020James Acaster is an audacious king of comedy
Two years on, the Kettering comic's show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 remains personal, painful and electrifying. What will he do next?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st December 2020