Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 60
Let's hear it for comedy albums
I've probably listened to more Bill Hicks than I've ever watched. Might the British comedy album (as per the title of Derek and Clive's opus) Come Again?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th January 2015Mark Watson: Flaws review
Exploring his own neuroses, Watson's show is both funny and edgy - and the closer we get to his demons the more compelling it becomes.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th January 2015Dizney Rascal: comedy that sends up Walt's princesses
At the age of 26, Rebecca Humphries realised all she liked was Disney, Taylor Swift and One Direction. So she turned them into a hit comedy show called Dizney Rascal.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th January 2015Tony Law review - knight errant of tomfoolery
It takes the real-life tale of a dearly departed dog to make Tony Law's pop-eyed hepcat shtick seem like more than flailing randomness.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th January 2015Brian Logan's top 10 comedy of 2014
Featuring Liam Williams, Daniel Kitson, Bridget Christie, James Acaster, Sara Pascoe, Kim Noble, Sheeps, Funz and Gamez, Aamer Rahman and Josie Long.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd December 2014Tim Key: Father Slutmas review - a convivial smut-fest
Key revels in puncturing the feelgood festive spirit in this baggy Christmas stocking of a show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th December 2014Nick Helm review
Helm's festive outing is painful, self-pitying and aggressive, but the musical numbers provide structure and pace.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th December 2014Should Russell Brand keep to comedy on serious points?
It was refreshing to hear Brand's views on Question Time, but if Nigel Farage escaped their showdown unscathed, it's because the comedian is in unfamiliar territory.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th December 2014Adam Riches review
Once you're over your participation-phobia, Riches' combination of broad character-comedy and coercive stunts makes for daft fun.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th December 2014Daniel Kitson review
The conclusion is lovely, too: its combination of magic, catharsis and sentimentality is pitched perfectly, without overpromising happy endings or undermining the emotional realities of what's gone before. After only a week's run, Kitson's Christmas show is over almost as soon as it began. But its story is for the ages.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th December 2014