Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Hans Teeuwen: 'I mock Islam ... but I make it funny'
On stage, the absurdist Dutch comedian is all fairytales and silly songs. Off it, he's a deadly serious - and controversial - political campaigner. He talks fun, failure and freedom of speech.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st September 2016Miles Jupp review
Fury at Britain's political masters has been replaced by mild tales about life's inconveniences in The News Quiz host's latest show, Songs of Freedom.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th September 2016Do James Acaster & Liam Williams's scripts stand up?
James Acaster has penned a sitcom pilot and Liam Williams has written a play. Both bring echoes of their striking comedy routines but neither is as successful.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th September 2016The finest comedy of autumn 2016
Brexit, starting over, a honey-selling scam and karaoke with chickens ... these are the concerns of the big names in comedy this autumn.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st September 2016The perks and pitfalls of the work-in-progress
More big-hitting acts like Daniel Kitson and Bridget Christie aren't launching their new shows in Edinburgh - they're developing them there.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd August 2016Why whiteness is stand-up comedy's new racial frontier
Where comedians once made the most of minority experiences, Fin Taylor, Brendon Burns and Peter White are three performers on this year's fringe digging into white privilege.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th August 2016Me and my flying toilet
You might think it's a difficult life being a press critic. You have to wear a lanyard. You have to spend literally minutes typing up your reports every evening. You have to look at yourself in the mirror. But you may not know that the job also involves flying over Edinburgh on a magical toilet, happily crapping on people's dreams! Fringepig has spoken to three top critics about the state-of-the-art critical conveniences that help them deliver lofty, messy judgment on the Fringe.
FringePig, 19th August 2016Why tiny comedy crowds are no fun for anyone
Stepping before an audience the size of a football team must make every comic's soul shrivel - and the experience is no less agonising for those watching.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th August 2016Is there an American style of standup?
Edinburgh is hosting heaps of US comics including Bill Burr, Ari Shaffir and Mary Lynn Rajskub, star of TV's 24. Do they have much in common?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th August 2016Mike Ward cheapens the fight for free speech
The Canadian comic is at the Edinburgh fringe with his protest show about a joke that saw him ordered to pay $42,000. It's not a well-argued defence.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th August 2016