Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Jordan Brookes and comedy's rule breakers
Shows that delight in flouting conventions, like Brookes's Body of Work, make us question our expectations of standup - including whether it should all be funny.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th November 2017Katherine Ryan review
Ryan delivers plenty of astringent one-liners in a tart set that ranges from single parenthood to Khloé Kardashian's 'revenge body' and the musical Hamilton.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th November 2017Josie Long & protest jokers serenading Labour faithful
Can funny songs change the world? Jonny & the Baptists and Grace Petrie join Josie Long for a spirited night of comedy that imagines nationalising the Queen's swans and banning Daily Mail readers from seeing their grandchildren.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd November 2017Tony Slattery returns to live comedy
The charismatic Whose Line Is It Anyway? star is a blithely uninhibited lord of misrule at a new improvisation night in London.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st November 2017Frank Skinner's impro odyssey: should we expect more?
The master comedian's off-the-cuff routine gets more laughs than most scripted stand-up. But he's hardly breaking sweat. Will Skinner ever pull out all the stops?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th October 2017Nathan Caton review
A cosy cruise down the middle of the road.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th October 2017Ivo Graham: Educated Guess review
There's plenty to admire in Graham's new show, including a teenage appearance on The Weakest Link and a fresh-minted routine about the £1 coin.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th October 2017Tim Key review
His first standup set in three years works a treat as Key paints a slyly humorous and heavily ironic portrait of midlife disappointment.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th October 2017Farewell to Sean Hughes
From the bumbling misadventures of Sean's Show to the jaunty misanthropy of his later standup material, Hughes - who has died aged 51 - was a master of telling messy truths.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th October 2017Scream with laughter: can comedy ever be scary?
Standup Nick Coyle's new show Queen of Wolves takes a Victorian governess on a terrifying journey - and proves how humour and horror work in similar ways.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th September 2017