Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Alexei 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 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 2011Tim Key: Deadpan poet's society
Steve Coogan is a big fan, but Tim Key doesn't do sold-out arenas and TV stand-up - and he loves it when no one laughs at his verse.
Brian Logan, The Independent, 6th February 2011The art of the one-liner
Readers have been inspired by an interview with comedians Tim Vine and Milton Jones to send in their own (and others) quick-fire wit.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th January 2011