Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Robert Newman: Total Eclipse of Descartes review
An infinite number of monkeys, Pavlov's dogs and Cartesian thought are gleefully debunked in a jaunty and refreshingly intelligent show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th January 2018Omid Djalili - review
The convivial comic serves up a hotchpotch of creaking jokes, funny accents and satire - but not all his fans can stomach it.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th January 2018Sophie Willan interview
Her childhood in care, her mother's heroin addiction, her days as a sex worker ... Bolton comedian Sophie Willan is turning the details of her life into dazzling stand-up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th January 2018Jon Richardson review
In his touring show The Old Man, Richardson's peevish, mouse-that-roared routines range from loading the dishwasher to massaging his pregnant wife.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd January 2018The top 10 comedy shows of 2017
A virgin dominatrix whipped Edinburgh, Tim Key looked for love and Hannah Gadsby quit then won two awards. But only the snide, brutal brilliance of Frankie Boyle could triumph over the year's horrors.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2017Sofie Hagen's new show: is it comedy?
Having explored her depression and anxiety, the Danish comic is tackling childhood trauma. How do stand-ups amuse an audience if even they don't find their subject funny?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th December 2017The Beakington Town Hall Meetings review
The winningly weird comic tasks his audience with solving an animal massacre mystery in an evening that spins a good story from endless fun nonsense.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th December 2017The best comedy shows this Christmas
Bridget Christie promises a night of hope and despair, Daniel Kitson serves up a heartwarmer and Lucy McCormick delivers a trash take on the New Testament. Here are the funniest festive gigs
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd December 2017Greg Davies review
Supremely silly stand-up shouts the unsayable. In an exuberant new show, Davies scrutinises his own ridiculousness and goes from outre stories about his mum to a musical tribute to his dad.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th November 2017The comedy hit splicing Evil Dead 2 and Elvis songs
In Sam Raimi's horror classic, a man is tormented by demons and his own severed hand. All the story needed was a few tunes by the king of rock'n'roll, says Rob Kemp.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th November 2017