Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Found Footage festival: stupid videos showcased
Got any stupid video recordings from the age of VHS? Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett are turning their love of 'found footage' into a comedy festival.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th June 2012Laughing stock: Jimmy Carr, top comedy power, Russells
Accusations of tax avoidance, the most influential people in comedy, Russells, and Alastair and Armando square up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th June 2012Isy Suttie: 'I'd love to work with Victoria Wood'
She's a trained musician and wanted to be a singer. But when people laughed at her silly, twisted songs, Isy Suttie took up comedy. Brian Logan talks to the Peep Show star about her brutal new show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd June 2012Brian Logan on everyday 'comedians'
Got any funny mates? Well, now's their chance.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd April 2012Will Sarah Millican charm viewers with her new show?
Millican's new show might seal the comedian's entry into the mainstream - but will it get beyond her favourite subjects of sex and self-mockery?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th March 2012Can millionaire comics still connect with their fans?
Standups like Peter Kay and John Bishop pride themselves on being everyman comedians. So does it matter if they're raking in squillions every year?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th February 2012Stand-up's grown up, but it doesn't make it literature
Stewart Lee has released his stand-up routine as a play script - but does the humour translate to the page?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th November 2011Divine comedy: how sacred is stand-up?
Catholic comedian Frank Skinner wants stand-ups to take on the so-called 'atheist establishment'. But does this even exist?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th September 2011Russell Kane interview
He was the toast of Edinburgh, he's written a novel and he's had a play put on at the RSC. Yet, comedian Russell Kane is prone to rages and plagued by doubt.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th September 20112011 comedy awards: Who should have the last laugh?
The untrammelled silliness of Adam Riches gets my vote for this year's Edinburgh comedy award, with Hannibal Buress for best newcomer, but it's a shame sketch comedy is missing from the main nominations.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th August 2011