The beauty of the internet is that anyone can go out there and make their own programmes. As Richard Herring often says, it’s a joy not to have to compromise and edit your artistic vision to please a... more
Reviews
Can this really be the end for Mark and Jeremy? I wondered how they were going to do it and for a while when I was watching the final episode I thought that the writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong... more
A version of this review appeared in the Evening Standard here.Countless comedians discuss their anxieties on stage, but if oversharing was an Olympic event Jessie Cave would be a multiple gold... more
A version of this review first appeared in the Evening Standard here.Derren Brown’s latest show is called Miracle and for me the opening miracle was finding a parking space within walking distance of... more
A version of this review first appeared in the Evening Standard here.Everybody has visited a gloomy seaside town but none could be as eccentric or eerie as Sudley-On-Sea. Foster’s Award nominees Max... more
This review first appeared in the Evening Standard here. A woman stormed out of Nath Valvo’s Friday show within a minute when he described Soho as “Hogwarts for the gays”. The rest of the... more
Tis the season to win comedy competitions in London. There was a final last weekend, this one this weekend and at least two more next weekend. By the end of December if you haven’t won a competition... more
What is it that makes Jewish humour simultaneously so Jewish and so universal? Ivor Dembina's show at the Albany, Old Jewish Jokes, provides some clues. The show takes a simple premise: at a charity... more
Update: Go to the end to discover the winner if you don't already know.Having been introduced as "Human Curiosity Man” by compere Patrick Kielty, Andy Storey drew the short straw and was first up to... more
I wasn’t sure whether to review this series. Judging by the first episode Frank Skinner’s latest BBC online show is basically 20 minutes-worth of plugs for other BBC online shows with a few gags... more
