Comedy
Chris McCausland
The most I’ve laughed in “yonks”!
Ray O'Leary - Laughter? I Hardly Know Her
Ray O'Leary, is fair to say, has a distinctive way about him. Wild, curly hair. Beer belly out and proud. A face only a mother could love. And that suit. It's a look that says he knows exactly what he’s doing and that he does it very well.
The Anglia Comedy All Stars
On another night, any one of the line-up could have reasonably headlined a comedy night — Ed Gamble, Rachel Parris, and Paul Sinha on the same bill felt almost like overkill. All Stars indeed.
12 Beans of Christmas - Adam Riches
What seemed clear from the outset was how much fun Adam Riches was having, and how effortlessly that good humour infected everything that went on.
Nick Helm
It says much for Helm's evident charm - almost in spite of himself - that a combination of meandering chat and show tunes worked at all, let alone proved thoroughly engaging.
John Cooper Clarke
His masterly command of the stage and his considerable charisma hides it well, but he has been trotting out the same gags, the same asides and - of course - the same poems for at least fifteen years. How big a problem that represents is largely down to the affection in which he is held.
Josie Long - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Yes, there was prepared stuff about grinding her teeth, a throwaway reference to Charlie Kirk, and a criticism of the status quo (situation, not band) but nothing compared to the comedy gold of the UPS distribution centre in Tamworth.
Anglia Comedy Allstars
Plaudits are due to Epic for hosting an evening that was never boring and, for the most part, hugely entertaining. I look forward to the next time the Anglia Comedy Allstars come out to play
Esther Manito - Slagbomb
Frankly, I was not the target audience for this show, but I still laughed so hard my chest hurt
Elf Lyons - Horses
This was an outstanding night of well structured, faultlessly executed, comedy/performance art and credit is due to the Theatre Royal for opening up a space for such an exhilarating, genre defying show.
Andy Hamilton
I say "cosy" not in a snide or condescending way, but because it's simply the best word I can think of describe the warm hearted disposition of the man whose company felt like time spent with the uncle everyone wishes they had.
Simon Munnery
I was frequently amused, and remained engaged throughout, but I don’t think that I was able to indicate my appreciation in a particularly audible way. Hopefully this message will go some way to redressing this, as I am confident that I will remember last night for far longer than the other meetings I attended this week.