British Comedy Guide
Love British Comedy Guide? Support our work by making a donation. Find out more
Brian Logan
Brian Logan

Brian Logan

  • Journalist and reviewer

Press clippings Page 66

Andrew 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 2014

David 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 2014

Cardinal 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 2014

Katherine Ryan review

Katherine Ryan explores celebrity, sex and single motherhood in a flamboyant, sharp-tongued routine.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th April 2014

Richard 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 2014

TV 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 2014

Russell 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 2014

Alan 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

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 2014

Kerry 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 2014

Share this page