Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Is Brendon Burns right that alternative comedy is dead?
Stand-up Brendon Burns suggests that putting comedians in pigeonholes doesn't make sense. Plus: old-school laughs on the Free Fringe, and comics have the last laugh on the football field.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th August 2013Comedy at Edinburgh: when's best to watch it?
The assumption that laughter is a dish best served drunk is being challenged. Meanwhile, Mark Thomas baits Ian Rankin and Gráinne Maguire elects to go political.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th August 2013Fringe diary: Nat Luurtsema & Red Bastard
At the Edinburgh festival, Nat Luurtsema battles bad acoustics and a broken heart, David Quirk ponders cheating and Eric Davis's alter ego sets about demolishing some inhibitions.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th August 2013Sara Pascoe: And now for Nietzsche ...
Sara Pascoe is thriving at standup, but she'd rather be an 18th-century essayist. She talks to Brian Logan about politics, philosophy - and gigging with the RSC.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th August 2013Stewart Lee returns and Will Adamsdale put his back out
The 'saint of division and dissent' is back in town with a new show, Much A-Stew About Nothing, but audiences will have to wait for their latest sighting of the 2004 Perrier award winner Adamsdale, who is presumably in agony.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th August 2013Stand-up stars new and old prepare to have last laugh
Phill Jupitus, David Baddiel and Harry Potter star Jessie Cave among those who will perform at this year's festival
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th August 2013Luisa Omielan: destiny's comic
Luisa Omielan is aiming to be as big in standup as the inspiration for her show, Beyoncé, is in pop.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th July 2013Steve Coogan: older, wiser, but as for his alter ego...
Alan Partridge, back in a new film, remains the actor's most memorable part, but much has changed since he first portrayed him - from Hollywood success to his presence at the Leveson inquiry.
Brian Logan, The Observer, 28th July 2013Latitude comedy review: stand-up takes over festival
Huge crowds for sets by Tim Key, Dylan Moran and others show how popular comedy is at music festivals; no wonder standup was spilling out all over the site this year.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd July 2013Jason Manford - review
The quality isn't always high: the first half is scrappy, and there's much generic mockery of local towns, as well as duff gags like the one about his brother's reaction to Manford's hypochondria. But at its best, this is expert observational comedy, ensuring that, if the heart sinks at another everyday situation that's been joked about a hundred times before, it'll soar soon at some bright new Manford-patented detail.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd July 2013