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Louis CK, Bloomsbury Theatre, London (Rated 4/ 5 )
If you saw Ricky Gervais' widely panned tour this year you will have watched, as part of the show's opening sequence, the burly ginger American comic Louis CK deliver a recorded plea for certain bodily fluids to keep Gervais alive.
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Steve Martin with The Steep Canyon Rangers, Royal Festival Hall, London
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Rich pickings for comedy and bluegrass fans alike
An Evening With Michael McIntyre, Wembley Arena, London (Rated 3/ 5 )
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
At the cutting edge of suburbia
Daniel Kitson: We Are Gathered Here, Playhouse, Oxford (Rated 4/ 5 )
Monday, 28 September 2009
Death (and life) become him
Ross Noble: Things, Apollo Theatre, London (Rated 3/ 5 )
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Off the wall, but just off the pace
Billy Connolly, Usher Hall, Edinburgh (Rated 4/ 5 )
Monday, 21 September 2009
Back on the bill and on top form
First Night: Last Night of the Poms, Albert Hall, London (Rated 2/ 5 )
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Having shrunk dramatically from 13 tour dates to only five, one wonders if there was ever a likelihood that tonight could have been Barry Humphries' first and last night of the poms.
The Pajama Men: The Last Stand To Reason, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh (Rated 4/ 5 )
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Though no doubt disappointed not to secure a nomination for last weekend's Edinburgh Comedy Awards, the Americans Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez have found their Fringe visit justly littered with critical acclaim.
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Sunday, 30 August 2009
Professional misery-guts Rhod Gilbert has vaulted to a new level of popularity since his tour de force at last year's Fringe.
Ricky Gervais: Science, Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh (Rated 2/ 5 )
Thursday, 27 August 2009
As with Animals, Politics and Fame, Ricky Gervais' new show, Science, bears little or no relation to its moniker; rather, it is an excuse to set the stage as Frankenstein's castle laboratory. Of course, what's in a name if the material is good?
Hans Teeuwen, Udderbelly Pasture, Edinburgh (Rated 4/ 5 )
Thursday, 27 August 2009
The Dutch comedy icon Hans Teeuwen cuts a ridiculous figure. Ludicrous even. Which is no bad thing for a 42-year old absurdist who, perhaps against the cultural odds, is becoming a regular on the UK comedy scene.
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