British Comedy Guide
Brian Logan
Brian Logan

Brian Logan

  • Journalist and reviewer

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August without Edinburgh fringe

Covid-19 has cancelled the annual jamboree, leaving performers - and our comedy critic - bereft. What does the festival mean to them and how will it change?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th August 2020

John Cleese: Why There Is No Hope review

In a global livestream, the former Python delivers alimony gags, a bit of PC-baiting - and an amusingly grumpy lecture on how nobody knows anything.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd August 2020

The sisters who became ferociously funny comedy duos

When you've shared jokes since childhood, you can be brutally honest with each other. Flo & Joan and Ruby Wax's daughters, Maddy and Marina Bye, on becoming family double acts.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th July 2020

Tim Key and Tom Basden turn up the heat on curry night

Alan Partridge's Sidekick Simon takes it out on his own hapless wingman - but Enya's repeated interruptions slow the flow.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th July 2020

Joz Norris captures spirit of fringe comedy in new film

Originally planned as an Edinburgh show, You Build the Thing You Think You Are is now a film - and a different proposition to live-streamed lockdown comedy.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th July 2020

Netflix or Hill? The stand-ups streaming on NextUp

Bec Hill, Laura Davis and Eshaan Akbar can be watched on this online home for comedy's rising stars and circuit regulars

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th July 2020

Top comics experiment with lockdown festival

From a daft James Bond spoof to reliving a disastrous audition over Zoom, the Upload comedy extravaganza had some delectable moments.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd June 2020

The refugee stand-up night

Coached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants - and thriving online during lockdown

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th June 2020

The best blissfully silly comedy for lockdown

Looking for some escapist laughs? Here are a few tips, from John-Luke Roberts' chaotic sketches to Flight of the Conchords' smile-guaranteed songs.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th June 2020

Comedy at the Covid Arms review

Consummate host Kiri Pritchard-McLean sets the stage for Frankie Boyle and others in a show with true comedy-club feel.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th June 2020

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