British Comedy Guide

Tristram Fane Saunders

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Patrick Kielty: Borderline review

Kielty is a stand-up uniquely qualified to speak on the topic of his homeland and its borders, but this set, though polished, lacks bite.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 28th June 2022

Andy Zaltzman: a teeming comic brain in need of a little reining in

It's hard not to warm to the topical comedian, though some tighening up of his touring show - at the Soho Theatre - could work wonders.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 10th May 2022

Alan Partridge: Stratagem: the kind of show Partridge himself would devise

Thirteen years since he last brought the hapless presenter to the stage, Steve Coogan is back - with mixed but at times irresistible results.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 27th April 2022

Dylan Moran review

Sparkling word-jazz from Dylan Moran, but a little too chaotic for comfort.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 30th March 2022

Hannah Gadsby: Body Of Work review

The Australian comedian's new touring show is a striking, charming subversion of what audiences have come to expect from her.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 10th March 2022

Spike, review

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's show about Spike Milligan, at the Watermill, should delight his many fans but may not recruit new ones

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 1st February 2022

Mark Watson, ArtsDepot review

Watson's gently amusing routine took a while to get going as he riffed on whether he's achieved enough in life.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 22nd January 2022

Liz Kingsman: One-Woman Show, review

Fleabag affectionately and exquisitely torn limb from limb.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 7th January 2022

Relax, Maureen Lipman - 'offensive' comedy is in rude health

The 77-year-old actress suggests that comedians everywhere are self-censoring - but the reality on stage and screen is very different.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2021

Salvaging Starship Titanic

Can a new radio adaptation save the sci-fi game sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy?

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 18th December 2021

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