Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Russell Kane review
The Essex comic's new dad routine wins no prizes for originality, but there is still more material in two hours than many fit into a decade.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 31st March 2016Why comics tend to make bad baddies
One-time Blackadder buffoon Hugh Laurie was on devilish form in The Night Manager but it's a rare comedian who plays a convincing screen villain.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th March 2016Dane Baptiste interview
Dane Baptiste packed in his dead-end job to change the world. Britain's answer to Chris Rock talks about his new sitcom Sunny D - and laughing at his own jokes
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th March 2016Stand-ups need better banter
The token opening of a comedy set - even in its postmodern guise - is becoming tired and uninspired. All hail the trad crowd-work of masters like Al Murray.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th March 2016Standups need better banter
The token opening of a comedy set - even in its postmodern guise - is becoming tired and uninspired. All hail the trad crowd-work of masters like Al Murray.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th March 2016Sandi Toksvig review
The chipper comedian deftly juggles jokes, anecdotes and harsh facts in a fund-raising tour for her new political party.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th March 2016Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle roars back
Billed as addressing wealth, it was more specific than that: it was about Lee's wealth, or lack of it.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th March 2016Adam Hills review
The 'nicest man in comedy' is soft-hearted to a fault, in a set of optimistic but entirely safe and familiar routines
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd March 2016Nina Conti review
The comedian chucks out the art form's creepiness for a thrilling interactive set in which her most essential prop barely features.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st March 2016Romesh Ranganathan review
On his third solo tour, the standup retains his cynicism but there's now light amid the shade and warmth underlying the weariness.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th February 2016