Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Can 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 2011New 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 2011