Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 64
Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It - Review
Adrienne Truscott's satirical broadside against rape culture transfers perfectly from the Fringe with firecracker wit.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th May 2014Jimmy Carr review - does he enjoy being himself?
In Funny Business, Jimmy Carr looks like a rich man making all the usual cruel remarks about Poles, lesbians and rape victims.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th May 2014Andrew Maxwell: a local comedy show for local people
The Dubliner is touring London, and only London, with an act about the capital. Is regionalism the next big thing in comedy?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th May 2014David Baddiel's Fame: Not the Musical review
In a two-hour show on the perks and perils of fame, the comic strikes a deft balance between modesty and self-regard.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th May 2014Cardinal Burns: the comedy duo shaking up TV sketch
They wear prosthetic penises as noses and turn Banksy into a suburban dullard. Brian Logan meets Cardinal Burns, the comedy duo bringing cinema values to the TV sketch show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th April 2014Katherine Ryan review
Katherine Ryan explores celebrity, sex and single motherhood in a flamboyant, sharp-tongued routine.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th April 2014Richard Gadd review - 'hyper-neurotic black comedy'
Gadd brings a strong sense of the absurd to this multimedia depiction of psychological frailty.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd April 2014TV loves a tragic stand-up... but who's next?
We've had Kenneth Williams, Kenny Everett, Frankie Howerd and Steptoe & Son - now Tommy Cooper is getting the tears-of-a-clown dramatic treatment.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th April 2014Russell Howard review - 'beige with nothing to say'
There's no denying Russell Howard's technical mastery, but his show relies on funny voices rather than content.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th April 2014Alan Davies review - the QI man plays it safe
Cleaving far too much to conventional 90s laddish stand-up, Alan Davies is best when he goes further back in time.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th April 2014