Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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When 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 20132013 comedy preview: Alexei Sayle and Harry Hill return
Plus Bill Bailey presents his dub version of Downton Abbey and catch US comic Sarah Silverman for one night only.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th December 2012The Boy With Tape on His Face - review
Sam Wills's silent comedy show has evolved double-quick from Fringe novelty to mainstream smash, and deservedly so.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st December 2012Jerry Sadowitz - review
I laughed lots during the first 20 minutes of this show. There was no time to interrogate - far less to justify - why.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th December 2012Nick Mohammed - review
It's not a substantial show, but the character's egoism, hyperanimation and the randomness of his commentary are highly amusing.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th December 2012We Are Most Amused - review
The best is saved for last, in the form of a new Blackadder sketch that casts Rowan Atkinson as chief executive of Melchett, Melchett and Darling bank.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th November 2012Ross Noble: wake up call
Famed for his inspired nonsense, Ross Noble is now switching to 'real things'. The comic tells Brian Logan why.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th November 2012Josie Long - review
One problem is that her overgrown-child persona cramps the political material.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th November 2012Seann Walsh - review
Not many standups could benefit from protective headgear. But Seann Walsh spends as much of this show bashing the microphone against his skull as he does speaking into it.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th November 2012Seann Walsh - review
The larger problem isn't that Walsh appears boorish, it's that he doesn't appear at all. By the end, I felt I knew nothing about him, save that he's a precocious master of the stand-up's art.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th November 2012