Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 35
The Brexit comedy club for Euro standups
European comics assembled for a gig about Britain's departure from the EU - but ended up talking about sex and poultry.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th March 2019Nish Kumar: 'I have not got over Brexit'
The stand-up and TV host on how British politics broke his heart, Question Time abuse and why he's the Bob Dylan of comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd March 2019Ben Target review
Target's absurdist show Splosh! - about swimming and his childhood in Houston - cocks a quiet snook at machismo.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th February 2019Russell Kane: The Fast and the Curious review
Cartoonish characters and an operatic vomiting routine animate conventional observations about Brits abroad, marriage and moving to the provinces.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th February 2019Young comics reassess Bill Hicks
He was the Kurt Cobain of comedy, railing against advertising, politicians, the war on drugs, even waffle waitresses. What do the new generation make of the chain-smoking motormouth?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th February 2019Ken Cheng review
In Best Dad Ever, the ex-poker player and maths nerd has constructed a meticulous show of well-turned gags.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st February 2019Matt Forde: Brexit Through The Gift Shop review
The left/right divide is no longer a useful guide to interpreting modern Britain, Matt Forde tells us in Brexit Through The Gift Shop. The new distinction is: "Are you mad or not?" No guessing on which side of that divide Forde situates himself.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2019Josh Glanc review
Glanc's big-hearted, puppyish persona is hard to resist, especially if you're in the front row at this lovably silly show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th January 2019Review - Keep by Daniel Kitson
The storyteller sets out to list all 20,000 of his possessions in a show that misfires despite some delightful apercus.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th January 2019Sindhu Vee: Sandhog review
The standup'' debut show insightfully dissects the travails of long-term commitment and the tsunami of having children.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th January 2019