Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 59
Ruby Wax: Sane New World review
Is it a showbiz tale or a workshop for the audience? It's hard to tell, but the comic's interactive stage show does feel therapeutic.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2015Henning Wehn review
Wehn dials down the Teutonic stereotypes to launch into material other comics might find too weighty - such as the farce of the London housing market.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th March 2015Sarah Kendall review - takes comedy to serious places
Kendall's engaging yarn about her gawky adolescence draws in secrets, misunderstandings and abuse, but keeps the audience laughing along.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th February 2015Why Count Arthur is still going Strong
Who knew 10 years ago that Steve Delaney's tragicomic portrait of a delusional old man would be vying with Miranda for primetime TV celebrity? He may have morphed into a lovable old duffer, but he's still a fiercely brilliant creation.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th February 2015Susan Calman review
The Glasgow comic's magpie set is best when she plays a woman on the edge.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th February 2015Nick Mohammed: the comic who's a real pain in the neck
Being uncool hasn't stopped Nick Mohammed's alter ego Mr Swallow from storming Edinburgh and winning hipster acclaim. Now he's taking his creation mainstream in a spoof vampire musical.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd February 2015When is a stage too high for stand-up?
Jim Davidson, who suffers from vertigo 'a bit', refuses to perform from an elevated height, while Ross Noble improvises gags from a similar position
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd February 2015Ross Noble review
If nothing of consequence comes of Ross Noble's flights of fancy, it's impressive to watch his streams of nonsense.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd February 2015Dara O Briain review
The Mock the Week comedian puts inner torment to one side with perky routines and riffs on our culture of sentimentality.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2015Kim Noble: 'I haven't killed anyone, honest'
On the eve of his new show You're Not Alone, the performer talks about recording his neighbours' sex life, defecating in a church and giving out his ex-girlfriend's number. Is there more to his comedy than shock?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th January 2015