Jordan Brookes
- 38 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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The top ten comedy gigs of 2019
As is tradition, here's my look back at the ten most memorable comedy gigs of the last 12 months. There are bound to be omissions - the 300 or so shows I see each year are but a scratch on the volume of work the UK's industrious comedy scene produce - and the emphasis is on the 'memorable' not necessarily the funniest or the most game-changing, even if these qualities are so often interlinked.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th December 2019Best of 2019: comedy
It was a year in which we welcomed some big, big names back on stage, including Ben Elton, Clive Anderson and Jack Dee.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2019Top 10 comedy shows of 2019
A double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby's follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes' uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th December 2019The decade in comedy
Mental health, sexism and watching stand-up through screens.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 15th December 2019Jordan Brookes interview
The comedian on why critics should tread carefully at his upcoming I've Got Nothing shows.
Simon Jablonski, The Sunday Times, 15th December 2019Jordan Brookes talks about suicide
Ahead of his two-week run at the Soho Theatre, the comedian explains how he turned his mental health problems into an award-winning show.
Jay Richardson, i Newspaper, 11th December 2019Review: Werewolf: Live
I knew nothing about Werewolf: Live going in except that the format had recently been sold to a tv company and so it'll become extremely well known very soon, and that tonight's show was set to feature Jordan Brookes, Harriet Kemsley, Bobby Mair, Alison Spittle, Tez Ilyas, Alex Edelman and Elf Lyons. I can see it working quite well on tv too, especially if carefully edited, but tonight it was only a quite good show.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 21st November 2019Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala review
Didn't get to the Edinburgh Fringe? Don't worry, the Fringe has come to you, with three galas rotating acts shortlisted for Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 16th October 2019The 50 best comedians of the 21st century
Steve Coogan is the funniest Brit, coming second on the list, with American Tina Fey coming first. Once again, in a mirroring of a Channel 4 poll in 2007, Stewart Lee came 41st.
Hannah J Davies, Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Brian Logan and Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th September 2019