Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 49
Why don't comedians criticise the monarchy?
It's the job of standups to hold institutions to account - laugh by laugh - so why aren't more of them laying bare the anachronistic daftness of the royal family?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th October 2016Al Murray, Pub Landlord review
Brexit gifts the Little Englander a barrel-load of acidic spoofs, but this act seems content to serve up just the mild.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th October 2016Josie Long review
The usually sanguine standup draws laughs and skewers stereotypes with her account of being leftwing in a rightwing age.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th October 2016America's Got Talent: home to UK's Fringe favourites
After the success of Tape Face and Piff the Magic Dragon, purveyors of overlooked artforms might do well to swap panel-heavy British comedy for the States.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th October 2016Banned Harry Hill gag shows shift in attitudes
Ofcom has censured an old episode of TV Burp, eight years after deeming its skit about a transgender man acceptable. It signals a sea change in how trans issues are treated on the small screen and beyond.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th September 2016Hans 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Fury at Britain's political masters has been replaced by mild tales about life's inconveniences in The News Quiz host's latest show, Songs of Freedom.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 2016