Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 71
Stewart Lee - review
Stewart Lee has set the bar so high, he can hardly be criticised for not always vaulting it.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd September 2013Bill Bailey - review
There's plenty of straight stand-up tonight, but the best of Bailey's material comes back, as ever, to sound.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th September 2013Adam Buxton - review
Adam Buxton's latest show shines a light on internet comment threads, but his own material never quite hits the same bizarre heights
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th September 2013Andy Zaltzman - review
Andy Zaltzman decries the state of modern political comedy. So why is his stage act so noncommittal?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th September 2013Matt Okine - review
Okine's adept autobiographical show about a trip to Ghana makes for a nuanced exploration of privilege and poverty.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th August 2013Edinburgh comedy award: who should win this year?
Comedians under starter's orders for the Foster's awards, as the 2013 So You Think You're Funny gongs are handed out. Plus: John Lloyd brings a Rotary Club vibe to the fringe
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd August 2013Is Edinburgh comedy too left-wing?
Chicago Sun-Times shocked at 'deep-dyed socialism' and anti-American nature of the fringe; Humza Arshad makes his Edinburgh debut; and were last year's comedy award-winners not funny enough?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd August 2013Comedy is not easy to enjoy with an eye on the clock
Tig Notaro's games hold up crowd anxious not to miss next show; Gareth Ellis gives himself a black eye and wins award.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st August 2013Edinburgh fringe: young comedians sound a tragic note
Liam Williams and Bo Burnham point the way to an anxious comic future. Plus: to sweat, or not to sweat?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th August 2013Is Brendon Burns right that alternative comedy is dead?
Standup 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 2013