Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 30
Top 10 comedy shows of 2019
A double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby's follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes' uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th December 2019Suzi Ruffell review
A cool crowd warms to the standup's animated stories, daft moves and disarming candour in Dance Like Everyone's Watching.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th December 2019Adam Kay review
Doc-turned-comic Kay recalls Christmases spent in hospitals - with anecdotes about peanut butter, ill-used confectionery and a blast of Spandau Ballet.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th December 2019An Act of God review
Zoe Lyons is a pyjama-clad deity with wrath-management issues and a retinue of doubtful angels in David Javerbaum's enjoyable comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd December 2019Jack Dee: Off the Telly review
Attacks on Extinction Rebellion and smashed avacado keep Dee in default pissed-off mode, but there are a few inspired moments.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st December 2019John Kearns review - a toothy, tragicomic delight
Kearns delivers a day-in-the-drab-life of a man with dreams, toting suburban existentialism in a style all his own.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th November 2019Ardal O'Hanlon review
In an endearing but gentle show, the comedian tries to leave his Father Ted alter ego behind.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th November 2019Jack Whitehall review - puerile and inauthentic
The comic, who doesn't seem to have any interest in people or the world, puts on a weak show with anecdotes that ring untrue.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th November 2019Rob Beckett review
The perky comic provides plenty of material and eye-rolling at how the other half live but some of the jokes flatline.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th November 2019Fern Brady: Power and Chaos review
The Scottish comic hits some acerbic highs with an oddly episodic set that hops from politics to porn to parenthood.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th November 2019