Jay Richardson
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Rob Copland review
The award-winning comedian mixes existential angst with clowning and bonding.
Jay Richardson, The List, 8th April 2025Glasgow International Comedy Festival Gala 2025 review
It's a measure perhaps, of the confidence and rude health of Scottish comedy right now, that this showpiece event at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival featured almost exclusively local acts and comedians who've chosen to make Scotland their home.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 31st March 2025The Horne Section's Hit Show comedy review
Straddling alternative comedy and popular appeal, Alex Horne's eccentric band craft songs that are pun-tastic and inclusive fun.
Jay Richardson, The List, 31st March 2025Ignacio Lopez review
Shifting his material to incorporate more personal nuances, this observational comic has struck a more compelling path.
Jay Richardson, The List, 31st March 2025Madeleine Munford review
A bisexual, redheaded New Yorker based in Dublin with a corporate job in tech, Madeleine Munford shuffles through a varied deck of identity cards in this introductory stand-up show.
Jay Richardson, The List, 31st March 2025Richard Herring review
Can I Have My Ball Back? is a frequently silly, consistently funny and highly personal account of a difficult experience, cheerfully rendered with warmth, wit and a really grotesque puppet.
Jay Richardson, The Reviews Hub, 29th March 2025Deirdre O'Kane review
Deirdre O'Kane seldom plays the UK outside of London and the Edinburgh Fringe, so this tour represents a rare opportunity for many people to catch the gifted storyteller in her element.
Jay Richardson, The Reviews Hub, 28th March 2025Bridget Christie interview
Bridget Christie on The Change, stand-up and whether comedy's about to have a #MeToo moment.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 25th March 2025Russell Hicks review
A show that has quality embedded within as the UK-based American comic casts his eye both home and abroad.
Jay Richardson, The List, 25th March 2025Matt Forde review
A wave of goodwill greets the political comic and stunningly accurate impersonator as he sticks it to leaders of all shades.
Jay Richardson, The List, 20th March 2025