Mark Monahan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014: quirky and unpredictable
This year's Comedy Awards shortlist distils an ever-broadening spectrum of talented comedians, says chair of judges Mark Monahan.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 20th August 2014Fringe 2014: Adam Riches, 'Prepare for silliness'
Adam Riches was the stand-up star of the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011. Three years later, he's back with an "equally silly" show. What took him so long?
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 1st August 2014London SketchFest 2014, Pappy's, review
On Thursday night, at the Backyard in the unaccountably trendy Bethnal Green, Pappy's got this year's SketchFest - a competitive celebration of that unfairly beleaguered corner of comic endeavour, launched only last year - off to an effervescent start. Or, rather, they kind of did.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 2nd May 2014The Trip to Italy, BBC Two, review
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's follow-up to 2010's The Trip is infantile, inspired, and as inconsequential as it was inveterately un-PC, says Mark Monahan.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 5th April 2014Liam Williams, Soho Theatre, review
Liam Williams's first night at the Soho Theatre wasn't his best, but he is still a rather special stand-up comic.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 14th January 2014I've just seen... Daniel Rigby
Mark Monahan discovers one of the funniest sketch shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 16th August 2013My Edinburgh Fringe hell
Two weeks in, the 'delights' of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival are taking their toll on Mark Monahan.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 14th August 2013Edinburgh Fringe 2013: 10 top tips for survival
Festival veteran, Mark Monahan, outlines 10 ways to survive, and even thrive, at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 2nd August 2013Fringe 2013: The Boy With Tape on His Face, interview
Mark Monahan meets Sam Wills, the silent comedian making a big noise at the Edinburgh Festival.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 2nd August 2013Count Arthur Strong, BBC Two, review
I laughed helplessly along. Delaney's script and delivery were a constant and quintessentially Countish joy, and it was smart to have furnished Arthur with a local caff to hang out in.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 8th July 2013