The first time I encountered John Dowie he was on TV. He was a guest on Tony Wilson's trailblazing Granada series So It Goes. While the Sex Pistols famously showed how angry they could be on the show... more
Reviews
Rose Matafeo certainly makes an entrance. Her new show On and On and On kicks off with a high energy dance routine which shows that Matafeo is not just a top writer, actor and stand-up comedian, she... more
I was at a non-showbiz party a few months ago and queuing for the buffet when I found myself next to a comedian who has become a major star in the last few years. After we had picked up our paper... more
Australia seerms to have a habit of rolling out comedy nutjobs. Josh Glanc combines the fuzzy moustachioed surrealism of Sam Simmons with the absurdism of Sam Campbell. He has been around for a few... more
Wow, does Spring Day have an amazing story to tell. The daughter of hopelessly dysfunctional parents, she found a friend in Jesus as a teenager – and embarked on a thirteen-year odyssey as an... more
It's always good to see David Morrissey on TV. He's a strong indicator of the top quality of a programme and that's certainly the case here. Although it is definitely a change of style for him. He's... more
Elf Lyons has made a beautiful show about horses – and particularly about the way she used to pretend to be a horse as a child. Adopting an absurdly grand, grown-up voice she introduces herself... more
Amy Gledhill steps onto the stage in a brightly coloured outfit and an extravagant wig – looking much as she appears on the poster for this show – which is one of the funniest on the Fringe. She... more
There has been a lot of talk at the Fringe this year about comedians mining their own trauma for material. It used to be dead dad shows, but that has now been overtaken by shows more specifially... more
Back in 2020 Irish comedian Grace Mulvey won the inaugural BBC Galton and Simpson Bursary for Comedy Writing. I presume there wasn’t a BBC Galton and Simpson Bursary for Comedy Talking or she would... more
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