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Brian Logan
Brian Logan

Brian Logan

  • Journalist and reviewer

Press clippings Page 78

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 2011

Fear 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 2011

New 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 2011

Is 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

Imran 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 2011

Pappy'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 2011

Humourless 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 2011

The 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

Tim 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 2011

The 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

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