Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Candy Gigi: Friday Night Sinner! review
Torn between wifely duty and her dream to become the Jewish Barbra Streisand, this would-be star finds an in-between world of outrageous comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th May 2023Adam Brace had a magic touch for comedy and theatre - both worlds will mourn his death
Brace, who has died aged 43, was a hugely talented playwright, dramaturg and director who worked on a string of hits including One-Woman Show and Age Is A Feeling.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd May 2023Barry Humphries was a master of provocation and glorious grotesquerie
Despite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les Patterson.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd April 2023Zoe Lyons: Bald Ambition review
The stand-up's new show takes a while to get going, but squares up to hitting 50 with material finely balanced between the thoughtful and the uproarious.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st April 2023Simon Brodkin review
The man who shamed Trump and Blatter turns his gaze inward for an evening of self-reflective stand-up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th April 2023Angela Barnes: Hot Mess review
The comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targets.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th April 2023Jon Richardson & Lucy Beaumont: 'All couples argue - but we put our arguments on TV'
Meet The Richardsons sees the married stand-ups play fictional versions of themselves - but that doesn't mean reality doesn't creep in from time to time.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd April 2023Eshaan Akbar review
The Londoner is argumentative, entertaining and full of bracing good sense as he catalogues his personal experiences of racism.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd April 2023Michael Akadiri: No Scrubs review
A doctor himself, the stand-up delivers breezy tales along with on-the-nose points on how black medics are viewed.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th March 2023Janey Godley is a comic with the common touch - her final tour is as much communion as stand-up
Not Dead Yet addresses the return of Godley's ovarian cancer. But mostly it is a celebratory farewell from a performer who has welcomed the crowd into her remarkable life.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th March 2023