Jay Richardson
- Journalist
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John Kearns on straddling the cult and the mainstream
"Take the wig and teeth off? That's what everyone would do... not me!"
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 13th December 2024Obituary: Janey Godley
The Glaswegian comedian overcame a tough upbringing to become one of Scotland's best-loved names.
Jay Richardson, The List, 4th December 2024Richard Gadd tops The List magazine's Hot 100
Richard Gadd has been placed in the top spot of The List's Hot 100, a rundown of people who have made a mark on Scotland's cultural scene over the last 12 months. Other comics to appear in the list include Susie McCabe, Ashley Storrie and Ray Bradshaw.
British Comedy Guide, 28th November 2024Henry Rowley review
Telegenic, privileged and abundantly talented, it would be so, so easy to dislike Rowley. Yet his nervy charisma and ravenous hunger to entertain dispel any such negative thoughts.
Jay Richardson, The Reviews Hub, 28th November 2024Alfie Brown review
Another Alfie Brown show that flirts with danger from the off and barely lets up on the hilarity and tension.
Jay Richardson, The List, 27th November 2024Paul Black review
As natural a comic on stage as he is online, Black's potential appears considerable, though it feels like there's still much more to be tapped.
Jay Richardson, The Reviews Hub, 26th November 2024Garrett Millerick review
Hugely entertaining whenever he builds momentum, these inconsistent viewpoints check that a little, the show unable to blast free from its contradictory impulses.
Jay Richardson, The Reviews Hub, 28th October 2024Dip My Brain In Joy: A Life With Neil Innes review
He is forever associated with The Beatles and often referred to as "the seventh Python". But this touching biography of the multitalented and endlessly inventive Neil Innes by his widow Yvonne explores how this unassuming figure was so much more than a mere adjunct to Britain's two greatest cultural forces of the 1960s.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 25th October 2024Laura Lexx review
A wickedly funny portrayal of parenthood.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 22nd October 2024Spencer Jones review
Although the show is touched with surreal madness throughout, Jones ties it together neatly with a well-plotted musical finale. However, for all that you feel for him in his mid-life crisis, the introspection and gloomier moments aren't as punchy as his previous efforts dedicated to his relationship with his father, or even his less coherent and less linear shows have been. No faulting his ambition and daring though. Hopefully, he'll be able to reconcile the abstract and the storytelling more effectively in the future once again.
Jay Richardson, The Reviews Hub, 21st October 2024