Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Steen Raskopoulos review
Raskopoulos has acting flair, an eye for vivid character and deftness in handling and discomfiting his audience.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th August 2014John Kearns: loser takes all at Edinburgh
John Kearns has turned failure into silly, soul-searching comedy. Will scooping Edinburgh's top comedy award spoil the punchline? Brian Logan meets the man hailed as the new Hancock.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th August 2014Why Liam Williams should win the Comedy Award
I loved Williams's subterranean hour of nihilistic Gen-Y standup - and I'd have welcomed an appearance on the shortlist for his group Sheeps.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th August 2014Cariad Lloyd's shapeshifting comedy in Edinburgh
From solo shows to improv and double acts ... why Lloyd is the face and the future of the fringe.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th August 2014Come Heckle Christ: it's news - but it's not comedy
At Edinburgh, newsworthiness and cultural clout get mashed together. Sometimes it works. For Joshua Ladgrove's thinner-than-thin imitation of Christ, it doesn't.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th August 2014Liam Williams: 'I've had nervous breakdowns on stage'
Is Liam Williams the voice of austere, embittered Britain? Brian Logan meets 'the Philip Larkin of comedy' as his angry new show Capitalism hits the Edinburgh festival.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th August 2014Jim Davidson: provocative, predictable & oh so popular
There's a predictable clash of sensitivities at Davidson's Edinburgh show at the Assembly Hall.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th August 2014Monty Python's reunion is about nostalgia and heroes
Monty Python Live (Mostly) massages a G-spot of familiarity - with little truly funny live material we're left with a few comfortable laughs and a true sentimental charge.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd July 2014Edinburgh festival 2014: the unmissable stand-ups
How will Luisa Omielan follow up last year's triumph? Who will be this year's Bridget Christie? Here are the acts to watch out fof.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th June 2014Rich Hall's Hoedown review
At its best, the show simply spreads the pleasure Rich Hall and his band take in the songs, and in one another's company.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th June 2014