Patrick Monahan -Exclusively 4****

August 11, 2023 | one4review

I first saw Patrick Monahan … can it really be 18 years ago, and took an instant liking to this very friendly and amiable comedian. And nearly two decades on he is still producing the goods. Teeside born of Irish- … Read More

Lucy Frederick’s Big Fat Wedding 4.5 ****

August 21, 2022 | one4review

This show lures you in with hilarious stories about Lucy’s wedding – how she met her husband, the nature of their relationship, buying wedding dresses, the kind of day it might be – but once it’s grabbed you, also has … Read More

Pernille Haaland: Resting Confused Face 4****

August 17, 2022 | one4review

After some crowd-work which felt more like group-work and involved going round the entire audience and finding out everyone’s names, home towns and professions, Ms Haaland delivered a delightful show of observational stand-up, drawing on her recent experience of moving … Read More

Harriet Dyer: Trigger Warning 5*****

August 10, 2022 | one4review

Harriet Dyer talks and it’s delightful, and she also talks with her hands, and that is wonderful. They do something almost like sign language: story elements’ positions in space are described in relation to each other, or a person acquires … Read More

General Secretary 3***

August 10, 2022 | one4review

Comedy duo Thick’n’Fast have loads of good and interesting and funny ideas swirling around, but they haven’t, in this show at least, managed to make them coalesce and mature into sustained and substantial comedy. That said, there’s something about the … Read More