Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Going out-out again: Micky Flanagan's irresistibly unreconstructed comedy comeback
After several years away, the cheeky cockney comic is doubling down on his good-old-days brand - but despite his geezerish nostalgia he's no anti-woke crusader,
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th March 2023The venue's no joke but Just For Laughs' London festival delivered megastar stand-ups
A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2023Josie Long review
Wild-firing misadventures in the personal and political.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd March 2023Afghanistan Is Not Funny: the comedian transformed by the war on terror
Henry Naylor travelled to Afghanistan in 2003 to research his fringe farce Finding Bin Laden. His sobering new show takes stock of the country's fate since.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th February 2023Patti Harrison review
Mischievous and wildly funny stand-up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 31st January 2023Vittorio Angelone: Translations review - an eye-catching stand-up debut
The Irish-Italian comic, nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh fringe, delivers his show with a light touch and ample self-irony.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2023Crybabies: Bagbeard review
The sketch trio throw a lot into their screwball adventure, from pagan festivals to alien apocalypse, but every gag pays off.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th January 2023Jokes about the climate crisis? Why not! Lara Ricote targets another taboo
The disabled Mexican-American scooped best newcomer at Edinburgh with her scathing send-up of identity politics. But can she really wring some laughs out of the end of the world?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th January 2023Jen Brister: The Optimist review
No one rages against life and the world better than Brister, but the comic is too good to be confined by her furious persona.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th January 2023Rhod Gilbert: 'I think about my cancer 24/7. But there's humour in there, definitely'
The Welsh stand-up used to direct his fury at service stations, baked potatoes and the tog-rating of duvets. Now he's tackling anxiety, infertility - and his own battle with the cancer that stopped his tour.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd January 2023