Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 39
The League of Gentlemen review
Exhilarating new material joins favourite vintage sketches as Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton bring their chilling creations to life again on tour.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th August 2018Award champ Rose Matafeo's Horndog is a comedy smash
The Kiwi standup thoroughly deserves her success with an uproarious, emotionally intimate and feminist show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th August 2018Brexit's a joke: Edinburgh fringe's EU comedies
Britain's exit from the EU is quicksand for artists as well as politicians. This year, it's inspired polemical cabaret and a drama that goes nowhere fast.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd August 2018Brian Logan: I saw a man die on stage. It was me
He's been derided by Daniel Kitson, shamed by Stewart Lee - and now our comedy critic has been depicted having his brains blown out by Sam Campbell. Just as well he can take a joke.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st August 2018Can you rape comedy? Natalie Palamides thinks so
The LA comic, who won best newcomer at last year's Edinburgh fringe, has tested her electric new material on American audiences. But how will Nate - her 'douchebag' male alter ego - go down in Britain?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd July 2018End of the Pier review
The politics of comedy is examined through the prism of faltering father and son comedians played by Les Dennis and Blake Harrison.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th July 2018Jason Manford review
The standup's new show, ostensibly about class in Britain, is often amusing, very likable but stubbornly middle-of-the-road.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd July 2018Rachel Parris interview
The whip-smart comic talks about mocking Piers Morgan and Donald Trump, mixing scorn with good cheer and moving from songs to satire.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th June 2018Gina Yashere review
The Londoner turned US Daily Show star shows herself more clown than commentator as she unpicks British race relations and Anglo-Nigerian manners.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th June 2018Doug Stanhope review
One of the sharpest minds and loosest cannons in comedy is back with material about rape, race and #MeToo.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th June 2018