Lucy Porter – Northern Soul – 21 November, 2013 – Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham [This is part of my ongoing series of ridiculously late, and thus shorter, reviews while I catch up] When she’s not labelling me a sexual predator,… Continue Reading
Jeremy Hardy – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton – November 15, 2013 This is running very late, so I’m going to make it short and sweet. Jeremy Hardy is a very funny man but, as he acknowledged, he’s been doing stand-up for… Continue Reading
Simon Munnery – West End Centre, Aldershot – 2 November 2013 Simon Munnery is a criminally underappreciated comic, and his latest show, Fylms, is both ingenious and hilarious. And, as Munnery himself points out, stadium ready. The concept is deceptively… Continue Reading
Suede – Southampton Guildhall – 22 October 2013 Suede’s new UK tour kicked off with a great performance only inhibited by the terrible sound quality that has always been a feature of Southampton Guildhall. Obeying the rule that the support… Continue Reading
Mark Thomas – 100 Acts of Minor Dissent – Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham – Friday September 13, 2013 I’ve been delaying writing this review, not because I didn’t enjoy myself, but because I really wasn’t sure how to approach writing… Continue Reading
Stewart Lee – Much A-Stew About Nothing – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – September 15, 2013 Honestly, this isn’t going to be much of a review. Stewart Lee is one of the best comedians around, but he operates on such a… Continue Reading
Robin Ince and Josie Long – Robin & Josie’s Shampbles – South Street Arts Centre, Reading – Saturday September 7, 2013 It’s slightly unfair reviewing this show, seeing as how it’s a late addition to the schedule and is intended… Continue Reading
Matt Parker – The Number Ninja – The Spring, Havant – Friday May 24, 2013 There’s a chance you recognise Matt Parker’s name from The Festival of the Spoken Nerd (reviewed here). You may also have heard him on Radio… Continue Reading
Something struck me early on in Lucy Porter’s latest show, People Person, and that was the lack of cynicism, anger or snark, all of which seem to infuse so much of modern comedy and comedy performance. It is something which… Continue Reading
Henning Knows Bestest, Henning Wehn – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton – April 28, 2013 Coming towards the end of a run of stand-up comedy I’ve seen, Henning Knows Bestest was probably the show I laughed at the most, but that doesn’t… Continue Reading