Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Frank 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 2017Simon Amstell review
From his long process, after coming out, of self-acceptance to his newfound romantic happiness, this is classic, neurotic, angst-ridden Amstell.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th September 2017Katy Brand review
I Could Have Been an Astronaut is an amusing ramble through Brand's childhood obsessions, fate and the factors that make us who we are.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st September 2017John Kearns: a supreme stand-up hidden behind bad teeth
The wig-wearing comic's new show about humdrum heroism is his best yet. But as his act strives for knockout poignancy, does the goofy get-up help or hinder?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th September 2017Micky Flanagan: irresistible rise of a minted everyman
The UK's most popular comic is taking his cockney shtick on tour but he's more than a cheeky caricature - his democratic brand of humour is smart and generous.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th September 2017