Reviews

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Atlanta, Series 12, Episode 1
In the first episode in what has been called the last series, Larry David goes out of his comfort zone and travels to Atlanta where he is being paid by a rich fan to mingle with guests at a party.... more
Theatre Review: the Motive And The Cue, Noel Coward Theatre
“What’s my motivation?” It has become one of theatre’s most abiding clichés and it forms part of the plot of this acclaimed play by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes that is anything but clichéd... more
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year Final – Results
Apologies for this review running late. I was particularly busy after being one of the judges of this final, but having recently spoken to the organiser i decided I say a few things about the acts at... more
Theatre Review: Pandemonium, Soho Theatre
Anyone seeing Armando Iannucci credited as the writer of Pandemonium might expect a satire with the brutality of The Thick of It or the classy bite of Veep. Think again. This new play, directed by... more
BCG Pro Talent Awards for Performance Final - Review
I was reading an interview with Paul Merton recently in which he got nostalgic for the eighties comedy scene when, he recalled, there were only about 12 comedians in the country. These days, he said... more
Royal Television Society Programme Nominations for Kat Sadler, Jon Pointing and Gbemisola Ikumelo
When I was growing up an awkward sitcom scene would be a child walking in on their parents together in bed. The first episode of Such Brave Girls takes things a bit further when Josie (played by the... more
Book Review: Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir by Leslie Jones
If ever there was someone who has pulled themselves up by their bootstraps it is Leslie F*cking Jones. Saturday Night Live alumni, film actress, basketball player, Christian, survivor of assault,... more
TV Review: Still Up, Apple TV +
Making a comedy about insomnia is a risky business, particularly when it comes to asking reviewers to review it. The easy option would be to say that Still Up is so dull it's the perfect cure for not... more
Review: Juice, BBC Three/BBC iPlayer
Live comedy fans will know Mawaan Rizwan from his madcap music/comedy live shows which mixed rap and riffs about his life and family. TV comedy fans will know Rizwan from his, shall we say,... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Robin Ince, Weapons of Empathy, Gilded Balloon
Robin Ince is well known among his fans for going over his allotted time, but for this show he went in the other direction. He started before his allotted time. I walked in bang on 1pm as is my wont... more
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