http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/reviews/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/reviews/louis-ck-bloomsbury-theatre-london-1822282.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/reviews/louis-ck-bloomsbury-theatre-london-1822282.html ]]> <p>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. While the skit was indicative of the base notes of Gervais' show, it was totally unrepresentative of CK's talents, much in evidence at this London show. </p> Reviews Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/steve-martin-with-the-steep-canyon-rangers-royal-festival-hall-london-1817801.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/steve-martin-with-the-steep-canyon-rangers-royal-festival-hall-london-1817801.html <p>"It's always been a dream of mine to play banjo at the Royal Festival Hall," says Steve Martin, banjo in hand, from the stage of the Royal Festival Hall. The briefest of pauses, and then: "And tonight, I feel one step closer to realising that dream." Written out like that, it doesn't seem quite as funny as it did earlier this evening – but then, comedy is all about timing and delivery. And jokes. And some other stuff too humorous to mention, probably.</p> Reviews Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000