10,000 Ideas 4****

This show definitely delivers on the title; it’s also in a tiny sauna of a room where the stage lights are about a foot above the (seated) audience’s heads, so do take in some water. Despite that, and because of … Read More

Nicole Harris: No Brainer 2**

This seven-thirty-pm set would possibly benefit from either a later time slot or a drunker audience. Ms Harris presents a caricature of a club comedian delivering an often crude and repetitive spiel to the front row, leaning in to roasting … Read More

Life Drawing with a Comedian 3***

Life Drawing with a Comedian is perfectly titled, and does almost exactly what it says on the tin, except we were treated to three, not just one, lightly-clad comedians for our artistic endeavours. In every other respect, however, it is … Read More

Stephen Carlin – Post Rational Carlin – 4****

Stephen Carlin has a wide range of topics and certainly doesn’t shy away from controversial ones – hard drugs, suicide, being called ‘gay’ – as well as some more mundane, from family relationships, small town life, and driving, to World … Read More

Africa Weird and Wonderful – 3***

This is a show that gets you up on your feet dancing, trying out new languages, and acting out African stories.

It’s a practical guide for those who have a slightly vague idea of what Africa is like and what … Read More

Science Magic: Play with Your Food – 3***

This is a very popular show and the queue starts early, so it’s well worth getting there in good time, as this is a chaotic, dramatic show children and adults alike can enjoy.

Performer / Scientist Donal Vaughan introduces … Read More

Alice-India: Sorry I’m So Great or Whatever (WiP)– 2**

This show started with a ‘sorry I don’t normally do this but…’ and never really felt like it got into any sort of stride, or flow.

The interesting question is exactly how much that was the intent. Was it possibly … Read More

Jane Hill – Addicted to Fun – 5*****

Jane Hill is a recovering alcoholic. She used, she tells us in various tales from her past, to be fun. But fun and alcohol were too linked, and when she quit one, the other seemed to vanish.

A career in … Read More

Snowflake It ‘Til You Make It – 2**

Matt Duwell starts his show with a bit of audience banter. This later turns out to have encouraged a few of the chattier members a little too much, and his main theme got de-railed at times.

That theme is the … Read More

Adventures in Dementia: Steve Day – 4****

Some shows move you, some shows make you laugh, rare shows manage both – and occasionally, as with this, both in the same sentences.

Steve Day, best known as Britain’s only deaf comedian, does have to start off explaining his … Read More