Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 66
Lynn 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 2014Debut stand-up tour puts Miranda Hart on the spot
Nation's pratfaller-in-chief gambles on shift from eponymous sitcom and Call the Midwife to live show in UK's largest arenas.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th February 2014Chris Ramsey - review
Chris Ramsey's boisterous storytelling establishes a strong rapport with his audience - but his material too often lacks insight.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st February 2014Chris Morris: the comeback starts here
After a rare stage appearance at Stewart Lee's recent stand-up gig, the Brass Eye comedian is returning to TV. Now, more than ever, we need a satirist with his fearlessness.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th February 2014Miles Jupp - review
His suitcase gags are cute, but this show goes from strength to strength as Jupp finds subjects worthy of his moral outrage.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th February 2014Sarah Millican - review
Britain's favourite funny woman is a deft comic, but her frankness about vibrators, pubic grooming and anal bleaching trades on shock that quickly wears off.
Brian Logan, The Observer, 9th February 2014