Jay Richardson
- Journalist
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Comedy review: Rob Rouse, Glasgow
Maybe it's a case of the subject matter impacting on the delivery but there's little verve or anything extraordinary in his tales of his children persecuting him.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 5th April 2014The Trip To Italy review
The highlight of this first episode was the much trailed Batman scene with the tear-choking Michael Caines and incomprehensible Christian Bales and Tom Hardys. Yet it's extended beyond the online teasers into a dig at Bale's reputation for preciousness and questioning if Hardy could hold a two by four to Brydon's B&Q voiceovers.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 4th April 2014Comedy review: America Stands Up! Glasgow
This US talent showcase is always a must-see at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, previously affording UK debuts to such top-drawer acts as Hannibal Buress, Kyle Kinane and Marina Franklin.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 31st March 2014Mibbes Aye, Mibbes Naw review
With David Bateman and Erich McElroy. The wretched question of Scotland's oil reserves was largely glossed over, largely to be fair, because it could sustain a longer, much duller debate and still not reach any conclusions, though it continued to hang like an elephant on a trapeze in the room.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 31st March 2014Comedy review: Zoe Lyons, Glasgow
For an hour of consistently strong social commentary, anecdotal and observational routines, look no further.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 29th March 2014Comedy review: Matt Richardson, Glasgow
There's a generation of comedians emerging now who've grown up believing that they can make a viable living from stand-up. The reality, as Matt Richardson explains, is more complicated than that.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 24th March 2014Comedy review: Fern Brady & Stuart Mitchell, Glasgow
Stuart Mitchell has a wince-inducing medical history that most comics would give their right arm for, even if he's only missing a few finger tips. Denied his Unique Selling Point in comedy lore by Dave Allen's legendary missing digit, he's young to have a colonoscopy routine too, usually a rite of passage for middle-aged comics.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 24th March 2014Comedy review: Nick Revell: Closet Optimist, Glasgow
One of the true, steadfast veterans of political stand-up in the UK, Nick Revell has been fighting the good fight for decades. And yet somehow, despite his sardonic cynicism, he's hoping against hope that things will improve.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 22nd March 2014Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister look at Scotland
The pair's long-running independence show is evolving as the referendum draws near.
Jay Richardson, The List, 21st March 2014Review - Boothby Graffoe: Scratch!
Boothby Graffoe puts his wallet where his mouth is, while arguing persuasively that the lottery and scratchcards are a pernicious, state-supported mirage that prey on the poorest and most desperate.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 20th March 2014