Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 65
Can Edinburgh resurrect Jim Davidson, comedy dinosaur?
A surprise run at the Assembly Rooms this August is a chance for Jim Davidson to fall in with more progressive comedy trends. But will he take it?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th April 2014Kerry Godliman review - 'A controlled comedy crack-up'
She may not be the most experimental comic but Godliman tackles technology and modern life with a righteous ire.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd April 2014Kerry Godliman review
She may not be the most experimental comic but Kerry Godliman tackles technology and modern life with a righteous ire.
Brian Logan, The Stage, 2nd April 2014Norman Lovett review
Ex-Red Dwarfer Norman Lovett's personality is attractive, but this show needs an editor.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th March 2014Do Miranda's knowing nods to camera burst the bubble?
Miranda Hart uses some of her conspiratorial TV sitcom moves in her arena show, but the best comics can make big venues seem intimate without resorting to screen tricks.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st March 2014Lynn Ruth Miller: Granny's Gone Wild review
It's debatable whether this challenges or reinforces stereotypes about age, but the carpe diem message is undeniably appealing.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th March 2014Miranda Hart review
Hart's My What I Call Stand Up tour is cause for celebration, but some of her material is so old it needs carbon-dating.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th March 2014Mitch Benn review
Even if you don't like the Beatles, Mitch Benn's jaunty lecture on the Fab Four makes for an engaging evening.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th March 2014Jack Whitehall: standing up for Cameron's Britain
In Whitehall's routines, poshness is a depoliticised quirk, like being tall. You can only laugh at his jokes if you think disadvantage isn't worth getting upset about.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2014Josh Widdicombe review
The Last Leg star has a gimlet eye for the absurd minutiae of his slacker life and maximises the comedy he finds there.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2014