Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Paulina Lenoir: Puella Eterna review
Lenoir's mischievous charm is infectious, and she plays with skill on the heartstrings and funny bones.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th July 2024Frightfully funny: is being roared at by a near-naked hardman really comedy?
Testosterone-soaked clowning show Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble spikes fun with fear - but the hooligan's knife-edge moments of vulnerability lead us somewhere different.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th July 2024Comedy trio Sheeps on the freedom of Edinburgh fringe
The cult heroes are back with their 'best sketches ever'. After success with Ladhood, Stath Lets Flats and Parlement, are they still hoping for that elusive Sheeps TV series?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd July 2024Johnny Vegas on the wild pub that launched his career
From performing in a bin to arm-wrestling rivals, the stand-up cut his teeth at a Nottingham pub's chaotic Just the Tonic nights. As the thriving comedy club chain it grew into turns 30, he remembers really letting rip
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd July 2024Edinburgh festival 2024: find the funny with these 20 comedy shows
A one-woman 90s romcom, boundary-testing standups and a new Taskmaster contestant make our comedy critic's list of the fringe's most promising tickets.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st July 2024Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog review
Well-spun jokes and great audience rapport elevate the comedian's show above standard fall-guy fare, though slick management inhibits its spark.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th June 2024Michelle Collins: The Big Natural Tour review
Huge presence doesn't hide thin material.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th June 2024Laura Smyth: Living My Best Life review
The east Londoner's show majors in blunt putdowns of anything the ebullient standup finds to be up-itself or overrated.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd June 2024Jazz Emu review
Fun synthpop pastiche about a frontman striving for glory.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th June 2024Crizards review
The daffy duo follow up their westerns parody Cowboys with a silly but still oddly respectful musical-comedy about their grandads' generation.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th June 2024