Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 43
How liberal Edinburgh comics are panning PC
A new wave of comedians probing faults in leftwing politics provoke a crucial debate, but does their exaggerated antagonism hamper the cause?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th August 2017Edinburgh's comedy double acts
Trygve Wakenshaw has brought his one-year-old son as a sidekick, Flo and Joan search for love and Giants present the old disintegrating duo routine.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th August 2017Standups on why they quit comedy
She may be one of the favourites for this year's Edinburgh Comedy awards, but Hannah Gadsby is about to call time on her career. Here, Gadsby, Patrick Marber, Natalie Haynes and Simon Fanshawe explain why they hung up their microphones.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th August 2017Scottish standups at the Edinburgh festival
Scott Gibson returns to the fringe after winning the best newcomer award in 2016. Can Scotland's comedians triumph again this time?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th August 2017Rose Matafeo interview
Since first picking up the mic at 15, the standup has tap-danced, done Aerosmith karaoke and starred in her own TV show. So why does she want to disappear offstage?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd August 2017Sam 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 2017