Press clippings Page 4
Jonathan Pie at Bloomsbury Theatre review
The YouTuber goes headlong into this set but it could use a bit more updating.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th October 2021Boyle accused of hypocrisy over trans jokes
Frankie Boyle has slammed Ricky Gervais over his jokes about trans people. But his comments provoked an immediate backlash among the After Life creator's fans - who accused Boyle of hypocrisy given his track record on transgressive jokes.
Chortle, 29th December 2020Drive in comedy gigs cancelled
Shows being staged by Live Nation in conjunction with The Comedy Store have been cancelled. This is believed to be due to concerns over further local coronavirus lockdowns. Some drive-in comedy shows are currently still being shown as taking place on the Ticketmaster website but others are showing as no longer happening.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020Best 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 2019Jonathan Pie, Eventim Apollo review
Spoof reporter in coruscating form.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 5th November 2019Review - Jonathan Pie: The Fake News Tour
Midway through a typically impassioned rant against 'woke' comedy, spoof news reporter Jonathan Pie rages: 'Sometimes you want to have a laugh without being lectured.' Which is definitely a bit rich coming from him...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th October 2019Jonathan Pie review
This palpably unreal character takes himself too seriously.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 3rd October 2019For Robin Williams line-up announced
Nish Kumar will host the show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th July 2019Jonathan Pie's American Pie review
Tom Walker's political insight as a fake Westminster correspondent amounts to little more than 'I told you so' and tedious Trump-apologism.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 13th December 2018Jonathan Pie's American Pie, review
A good idea let down by poor scripts and bad actors.
Tom Ough, The Telegraph, 12th December 2018