Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Sam Simmons review
By his own standards, the 2015 Edinburgh Comedy award-winner plays it relatively straight in his new show - but there are satisfyingly daft moments.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd August 2017Can Daphne and The Pin save Radio 4 comedy?
One act offers Badults-style sketches, the other does mindbending meta-gags. Both bring new shows to a station that specialises in self-satisfied comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th July 2017Daniel Kitson review
Kitson's observations on everything from rough sleeping to sheep farming are beautifully crafted in a set that - with some polish - should be extraordinary
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th July 2017Mrs Brown's Boys live - review
Good Mourning Mrs Brown, the cross-dressing hit's live show, is so full of horseplay, guffaws and in-jokes, I started to feel like a gooseberry.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th July 2017Magicians conjuring with comedy
Penn & Teller's smug shtick and Sadowitz's twisted tricks.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th June 2017Andy Shaw - reviewing the reviewer
Andy Shaw isn't happy about a write-up his political show received by Brian Logan of The Guardian.
Andy Shaw, Chortle, 27th June 2017Jimmy Carr's 'greatest hits' review
In a long-running tour, the supercilious stand-up brings back old gags, leaving a bad smell - and a loveless worldview - in his wake.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd June 2017The must-see stand-up of summer 2017
Daniel Kitson, Sara Pascoe, Rob Delaney and more.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th June 2017Comedians for Corbyn?
Stand-up is supposedly a leftie haven. But from what I saw this week, the scene offered little support for the Labour leader - and, despite some droll insights, a lack of real debate.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th June 2017Laugh a minute: Edinburgh festival's 2017 comedy lineup
Sara Pascoe looks at life after a breakup, Trygve Wakenshaw brings his baby on stage, and Alexei Sayle, Ruby Wax and talkshow king Craig Ferguson all return to the fringe this year.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th June 2017