Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Simon Munnery - review
It's only the sub-Paper Cinema animations that fully utilise Munnery's "fylm" format, and even these feel underdeveloped.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th February 2013Tony Law - review
Hot on the heels of Harry Hill, another alpha nonsense-peddler proves that sometimes (if you get it right, and not many do) comedy is at its best when it means nothing at all.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th February 2013Harry Hill - review
Should a 48-year-old ex-doctor be pillow-fighting with a large man in a leotard? Should he be singing Jessie J's Price Tag in Tongan, or impersonating a horse in flip-flops? If this triumphant return to live comedy proves anything, it's that Hill growing old certainly doesn't equal Hill growing up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th February 2013Milton Jones - review
There are no other gimmicks tonight. It's just pop-eyed, shock-haired Jones messing with the idea that there's any stability to the things we say.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th February 2013Sarah Kendall - review
Since her last full show, the former Perrier award nominee has become mother to a little girl, which has sharpened her focus on the options, or lack of them, on offer to contemporary women.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th February 2013How the 'worst comedy ever made' became a smash hit
The critics loathe it, calling it 'crass', and 'lazy trash'. But Brendan O'Carroll's sitcom has attracted an enormous, loyal following. Where did it come from and why is it so loved?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2013Festival of the Spoken Nerd - review
It's hip to be square at the moment, as science claims centre of the light-entertainment stage. We've got Dara O'Briain's Science Club on telly - and we've got this live demonstration-cum-variety show, a hot ticket at science festivals and, increasingly, comedy venues.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2013Alexei Sayle - review
Are we about to witness the dilution of a great legacy? Mercifully, no.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th January 2013Luisa Omielan - review
Her show What Would Beyoncé Do? showcases a megawatt comedy personality.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th January 2013When comedy becomes theatre
Tim Minchin, James Corden and other comedians have gatecrashed the world of theatre. Now theatre is getting its own back.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th January 2013