Like Dan, the philosophy tutor in BBC1’s new drama Waiting for the Out, and like Andy West, who wrote the memoir on which it is based, I have taught philosophy in prisons. And I can attest, at least... more
Reviews
Eight years ago I saw Chevy Chase onstage in London at the Apollo being interviewed by DJ Mike Read. It was one of those nights you don't forget easily. Not because of Chase, but because of Read,... more
OK, I’m putting it right out there. Comedy on TV this year has been about as disappointing as the sagyy jumper I was given on December 24. Guz Khan was too sentimental in Stuffed, Mammoth was so... more
The are good Christmas dinners, there are bad Christmas dinners and then there is the Christmas dinner in Christmas Day, the new dark comedy by Sam Grabiner. A mix of family and friends gather in an... more
I was recently listening to a fascinating in-depth interview with Adam Riches on the Comedian's Comedian podcast, in which he talked about how he fitted into the comedy firmament. Or rather didn't... more
I previously saw a version of Evita Too at the Soho Theatre a few years ago. Now that it has expanded and moved to the South Bank ("our biggest shit yet" they announce) I suppose there is the... more
When double act Tom Clarkson and Owen Visser answered our recent Rarely Asked Questions they spoke enthusiastically about their love of Vic and Bob. They didn't really need to spell it out though.... more
Writer (with Paul Doolan) and star of Mammoth Mike Bubbins was clearly born in the wrong decade. From his luxuriant Magnum moustache to his python skin boots he's the 1970s unreconstructed male... more
On TV Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have made an art of the small but beautifully put together comic-horror story in the anthology series Inside No 9. At the Southwark Playhouse The Grim does... more
The Alexandra Palace Theatre is a beautiful, apt venue for A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story. Grand, but also slightly decaying around the edges. It’s a big space to fill but one that makes this... more
