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Greg Davies

Greg Davies (I)

  • 56 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Comedy review: Greg Davies at the Eventim Apollo, W6

There is a new coarseness at play in this show, a diminution of the sense of generosity that used to make Davies such delicious company.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st November 2017

Greg Davies review

Davies's litany of grossly inappropriate stories - from his youth, his teaching career, or as a man who should know better - prove ferociously funny for their endlessly shameful transgressions.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th November 2017

Greg Davies review

Supremely silly stand-up shouts the unsayable. In an exuberant new show, Davies scrutinises his own ridiculousness and goes from outre stories about his mum to a musical tribute to his dad.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th November 2017

Greg Davies review

A strong return for Davies and a reassertion of what a powerful live comic he is, but there's a bit too much filler for my liking.

Paul Fleckney, London Is Funny, 17th November 2017

Greg Davies, comedy review

The 6ft 8in comedian hits the comic heights by being "a dirty boy", writes Bruce Dessau.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th November 2017

Greg Davies interview

Greg Davies on why he's piling on the pressure in Man Down -- and why he's still in touch with Taylor Lautner.

Andrew Williams, Metro, 6th November 2017

Man Down, the Greg Davies vehicle, is ultimately funnier, more surreal, more grown-up that Bounty Hunters. It's suddenly struck me that the title (and the titles, which feature Davies as a puppet, having his strings suddenly cut) is double-edged: it's a rejoinder to being told to "man up". Scatological, and scattergun in parts, he's aided by a tremendous cast: filthy, but often filthily funny.

Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 5th November 2017

Preview - Man Down

Sacked from his latest job, living in an old people's home, humiliating himself in front of his girlfriend's father - things didn't go well for Dan last week.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 1st November 2017

It is hard to believe that Greg Davies's buffoon of a character Dan is about to become a father, but at least it means there will be a whole new raft of slapstick ways he can mess things up. In his desperation to provide for his family, Dan reluctantly ponders a move back to teaching as he tries to convince Jeany Spark's Emma that he has the perfect family setup. And Jo (Roisin Conaty, who is never understated but always hilarious) turns her hand to freeganism.

Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 1st November 2017

Taskmaster: series 5, episode 8 review

It's the grand final!

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 1st November 2017

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