Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Park your cynicism! Michael McIntyre is a super-relatable well-oiled joke machine
The everyman stand-up delivers substantial comic payloads by itemising the oddity of human behaviour. A successful formula his new tour continues to exploit.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th October 2023Munya Chawawa review
This is a big stage for a streaming star who's still a rookie stand-up, and at times his show feels over-engineered and effortful - but he still has enough honesty and charm to go far.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th October 2023Foodie funnies: James Acaster and Ed Gamble's podcast Off Menu goes on the road
As it fills the Royal Albert Hall on tour, the comedians' 'dream restaurant' show questions what ingredients a live performance really needs.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th October 2023John Robins: Howl review
Heartfelt two-act show revels in the manic, painful and sometimes amusing fallout of recovering from alcoholism.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th October 2023Rosie Jones review
The comedian launches her campaign to become a national treasure with a show that has charm, smut, irony and laughs in equal measure.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th October 2023Helen Bauer: Grand Supreme Darling Princess review
The stand-up's loud and proud show about female self-sufficiency presents her as an attention-hogging misfit parading her indignities for our delight.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th September 2023Seann Walsh review - the comic returns to type as he surveys the bin-fire of hope that is middle-age
As the dust settles on his recent tabloid notoriety, Walsh contrasts the domestic landscape of maturity with his wild youth.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th September 2023Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ
The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah's grandfather, the stand-up's imminent wedding and multicultural Britain.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th August 2023John Robins interview
"I don't agree with what I wrote when I wasn't well ... But it's really funny"
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th August 2023James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome review
Delivering his own 'origin story', with interruptions encouraged, Acaster skilfully pieces together big-yield routines from inauspicious beginnings.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th August 2023