Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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New Edinburgh act of the day: DeAnne Smith
This Canadian comic charms the audience with her cheerful and smart standup, a ukulele and extra 'bonus' material.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th August 2011Alexei Sayle: How Stalin stole my childhood
Comedian Alexei Sayle got heckled by his 90-year-old mother, who calls his memoirs 'a pack of lies', so it's no mystery where he gets his tireless revolutionary fury from.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th August 2011Fear of a Brown Planet: the fast show
Australian comedians Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain are finding Scotland a tough place to do Ramadan.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th August 2011New Edinburgh act of the day: Benny Boot
Benny Boot, aka President Walter Montgomery, cheerfully shares the secrets of comedy. Good cheer/beer an essential ingredient.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th August 2011Is Edward Aczel the least funny standup in Edinburgh?
'Most people conclude it's Looney Tunes time when Ed's around," says Edward Aczel halfway through his show. Spoken by any other comic, that would sound entirely credible. But spoken by Aczel, it's ridiculous - because Aczel is (after a fashion) the least funny comic on the fringe.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th August 2011Scottish sitcoms: should they be shared with the UK?
Should a local hit be shown more widely? Promoter Tommy Sheppard says yes - and accuses the Beeb of Oxbridge bias.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 31st May 2011Imran Yusuf helps himself to stardom
Not so long ago, this British-Muslim phenomenon was a games tester without a 'single positive aspect' to his life. A trip to see much-mocked self-help guru Tony Robbins changed all that.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th May 2011Pappy's, and the fight for the sketch show
These men are aiming to resurrect the sketch show - with a time-travelling dinosaur and a wise old owl.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th May 2011Humourless socialists: You've got to be joking, Cameron
David Cameron is wrong to say socialists are humourless. In fact, there is a fine tradition of leftwing wags...
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th April 2011The best comedy for spring 2011
Giggle your way through spring with Jeff Garlin (AKA Jeff Greene, Larry David's manager in Curb Your Enthusiasm), Dom Joly and Irish New Yorker Des Bishop.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th April 2011