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Comedian Image | Comedian Name | Quick Review | Rating 0:20 | You Tube Link |
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Terry Alderton | Grant Mitchell, Yul Brynner lookalike - Terry spends half of his set with his back to the audience battling the commands of his inner voices... go and see him | PKM 16 | You Tube | |
Stephen K Amos | Not sure what happened to him - He WAS funny once. A monumentally disappointing Fringe show.. Like an unfunny Lenny Henry. No actual jokes. | PKM 2 | You Tube | |
Bill Bailey | How can I possibly review the talented Lord of the hair creatures? | PKM 18 | You Tube | |
Mitch Benn | A good stand up, he sings stupid songs & plays a guitar, check out his song for the PH doommongers. | PKM 13 | You Tube | |
Mitch Benn | Very funny songs that are spot on the mark for most PH'ers view on the world but the comedy in between and his stage craft are a little lacking. | T89 12 | You Tube | |
Steve Best | Is this immature? one liners, slapstick, reliably good stand up show, not particularly original but pretty amusing | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Adam Bloom | A small hyperactive oddball - is he handsome or ugly? he's fast and witty, go and see him but heckle at your peril though! | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Ivan Brackenbury | This guy is a genius... well the guy who plays him is. The show is played out as a live broadcast to North Derbyshire hospital radio and is different and brilliant show. | T89 16 | You Tube | |
Jo Brand | Not everyone's cup of tea. She does have the odd amusing moment though.... | PKM 8 | You Tube | |
Marcus Brigstocke | PKM He's great as a stand up and loved his news chat shows at the Fringe... what more can I say? and he really hates Heather Mills. | PKM 16 | You Tube | |
Marcus Brigstocke | Superb stand-up comedian, quite old school but quick witted and brilliantly funny. | T89 15 | You Tube | |
Frankie Boyle | You'll know him from Mock the Week | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Roy Chubby Brown | I Always thought he was old-school bigoted and rubbish, that is until a friend dragged me to see him, what a revelation, funny and energetic comedy and not as bigoted as made out, don’t believe everything you read in the Newspaper. It is crass and basic but still funny | T89 13 | You Tube | |
Rob Brydon | 'trying out new material' not brilliant but much better when he got into his older material, worth seeing | PKM 13 | YouTube | |
Greg Burns | He's ok | PKM 6 | YouTube | |
Jo Cauldfield | One of the better female stand ups | PKM 14 | My Space Vid | |
Greg Davies | A HUGE towering giant 6'8" tall, ex teacher - aka 'we are klang' & The Inbetweeners "Mr Gilbert", one of my favourites, a very funny man - I love him! --> | PKM 17 | You Tube | |
Omid Djalili | Better as a live stand-up than as a BBC family presenter. Great comedy and great impressions, the Nigerian traffic warden is particularly brilliant. | T89 12 | You Tube | |
Omid Djalili | Seen him about 6 times over 10 years, he's gone downhill to diabolical and can't raise a laugh from a regular crowd. He always refers to Gladiators, always tells you he's Iranian and STILL does that stupid belly dancing & wives on a plane thing. Dreadful and unfunny man | PKM 2 | You Tube | |
Simon Evans | I like him, he's educated and he has no eyes and would like to harness the power of Geordies | PKM 16 | You Tube | |
Michael Fabbri | Steamer recommends him - and I'll second that - he's got the internets covered... check out the vid! | PKM 14 | You Tube | |
Noel Fielding | I love his unusually surreal and irrelevant approach.... it kind of works.. | PKM 12 | YouTube | |
Pete Firman | Comedian or Magician - you decide .... | PKM 12 | YouTube | |
Mickey Flanagan | He's funny. I like him | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Stewart Francis | Canadian, one liners, great stand up show | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Rhod Gilbert | Very talented Welshman - see this vid as evidence | PKM 16 | You Tube | |
Brian Gittins | Newcomer. Ricky Gervais is his biggest fan. Might give you a clue what to expect if you see his show. He will undoubtedly be appearing on a sitcom soon | PKM 6 | YouTube | |
John Gordillo | Intelligent and funny -known for his Perrier Award nominated directing and writing for Eddie Izzard. You might know him from the RDA show. Catch his live shows if you can - he's a talented man. | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Stephen Grant | He's OK for a pendantic comedian. | PKM 8 | YouTube | |
Jeff Green | Very good. | PKM 14 | You Tube | |
Steve Gribbin | Plays guitar, sings stupid songs. He's from Liverpool | PKM 12 | You Tube | |
Mike Gunn | He's ok. | PKM 13 | YouTube | |
Rich Hall | AKA Otis Lee Crenshaw, a talented writer as his '50cent words' & 'Campfire Stores' Fringe shows proved and he's great doing angry stand up - check the vid | PKM 18 | You Tube | |
Richard Herring | He's great, 'The Headmasters Son' at 08 Fringe was outstanding and he is now reclaiming Hitlers Moustache to prove to you how absurd racism is! a very clever show which was absurdly quoted in the press, he's very talented and if you ARE gonna be dumb, DON'T heckle....(old vid). | PKM 18 | You Tube | |
Richard Herring | Comedy legend, Oh F*ck I'm 40 was superb and Hitler Moustache is brilliant in concept and execution. Long thought provoking and funny story's leading to hilarious rants rather than quickfire jokes. | T89 18 | You Tube | |
Adam Hills | Here he is explaining the Australian accent | PKM 12 | YouTube | |
Pierre Hollins | He's funny | PKM 15 | YouTube | |
Russell Howard | Love him or hate him - he's quite funny for a young Brissle boy | PKM 13 | YouTube | |
Josh Howie | dubbed a young Woody Allen. I thought he was the best of the night but he didn't get as many laughs because his material was clever rather than blatantly funny. Touched on some extremely controversial subjects - rape, anal sex etc. Not one to take your gran to see! Great gags though e.g. his idea for peace and collaboration between Jews and Muslims - a new religion called Jism, the second coming. | Legend83 | YouTube | |
Reginald D Hunter | He's rather good but not for those of a sensitive disposition... maybe it's his jokes about rape or Josef Fritzl? | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Jeff Innocent | I like him | PKM 13 | You Tube | |
Jim Jeffries | He's spazz approved! | PKM 14 | You Tube | |
Milton Jones | Amusing one-liners. I like him. | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Milton Jones | Great dead pan one-liners with a hint of un-hinged lunacy. A bit like Jimmy car but much funnier. | T89 15 | You Tube | |
Russell Kane | Check out his briliant 'human dressage' show, currently at the Fringe but heading on UK tour this Autumn... highly recommended! - gifted observations on our 'dance' of life.... | PKM 17 | You Tube | |
Daniel Kitson | Funniest comedian I've ever seen!!! | RTF 19.5 | YouTube | |
Lloyd Langford | Young, Welsh, not a lover or a fighter, he's very funny, talks about sex a lot - farily new on the comedy circuit but his '08 Edinburgh show was great | PKM 16 | You Tube | |
Tony Law | A canadian who dresses like a rockabilly, very surreal act, likes to paint sharks gold, very funny, one of my favourites... check him out | PKM 17 | You Tube | |
Rudi Lickwood | He's a funny man, check him out... | PKM 16 | You Tube | |
Fred Macaulay | Yes we fking get it… you’re Scottish! Funny guy but the Scottish obsession ruins it, fell on deaf ears in Meribel | T89 10 | You Tube | |
Lee Mack | I like his stand up shows a lot | PKM 14 | YouTube | |
John Mann | - tbc- | PKM | YouTube | |
Andrew Maxwell | Pretty mental, loads of energy and very funny. Only comedian I have seen who tasers the audience (inc myself). | T89 12 | You Tube | |
Paddy Mcguinness | The big part he had on Pheonix Nights does do this guy justice, more than that it covers up his slight lack of talent. He kept people laughing in a shouty lowest common denominator kind of way. Painfully average and debuting his new Greggs advert during the show was severely lame | T89 10 | You Tube | |
Michael Mcintyre | Here's his insight into Londoners and London life, love him or hate him, he delivers a strong stand up show | PKM 13 | YouTube | |
Sean Meo | Regular UK circuit stand up, he's ok. | PKM 12 | YouTube | |
Bob Mills | drunk but very funny. Mostly ironic jokes about fat blokes (he is pretty large) but mixed it up nicely. Good pace. Some great gags e.g. Uncle with diabetes needing a Mars bar when he felt ill - that's a fking disease I wouldn't mind / Manc suidice bombers being promised 200 Silk Cut when they get to heaven | Legend83 | YouTube | |
David Mitchell | Not strictly a stand-up but I’ve seen him live a few times filming TV panel shows and he is seriously funny live. 90% of his stuff gets cut due to time constraints which is a shame as he is seriously quick witted and as funny as any stand-up, if you get a chance to see him at a TV recording do not pass up on the oppourtunity | T89 17 | You Tube | |
Justin Moorhouse | The bit part he had on Pheonix Nights does not do this guy justice, one of... actually the funniest comedy show I have ever seen. | T89 19 | You Tube | |
Al Murray | a bit shouty, has an amazing memory for facts | PKM 12 | YouTube | |
Lee 'Neilsy' Nelson (Simon Brodkin) | His 'lovable rogue' character. Very clever, very funny. Do not heckle! | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Phil Nicol | Averagely amusing Canadian | PKM 8 | YouTube | |
Matt Osborne | Small, innocuous looking chap with a quiet steady pace, unexpectedly rude! very funny | PKM 14 | You Tube | |
Andy Parsons | You may have seen him on Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo | PKM 12 | You Tube | |
Greg Proops | He performs a good rant. He's funny | PKM 13 | You Tube | |
Christian Reilly | He's Mr Shappi Khorsandi, he's got a guitar and he really hates Chris Martin and Sting | PKM 14 | You Tube | |
Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue | Double Act - slapstick meets surreal... music/word act - original idea - brilliant (the first time you see it) | PKM 13 | You Tube | |
Paul Sinha | A gay asian. It's the basis of his entire act. Amusing but not a genius | PKM 10 | You Tube | |
Will Smith | The other one! He's good. Catch him if you can | PKM 14 | You Tube | |
Laura Solon | A talented writer and a pretty good comedienne too. You might recognise her from 'Duncans Den' | PKM 11 | You Tube | |
Gordon Southern | He's quite good | PKM 12 | You Tube | |
Ian Stone | He's not too bad, see his vid | PKM 12 | You Tube | |
Dave Spikey | Really old hat and not that funny | T89 8 | You Tube | |
Jim Tavaré | Looks like a dead person, plays a big violin, very good | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Paul Thorne | Not the most original material in the universe, but well delivered and amusing | PKM 13 | You Tube | |
Paul Tonkinson | He's quite funny | PKM 12 | You Tube | |
Addy (van der) Borg | F*ck nose, was much funnier when he was a lush | PKM 11 | You Tube | |
Hugo Victor-Grant (Simon Brodkin) | Another character from Simon Brodkin's repetoire - Hugo the Trustafarian but my favourite is still Lee Nelson | PKM 12 | YouTube | |
Mark Watson | He's a great live stand up, check out his clip | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Matt Welcome | He's funny, I Like him, he's sarcastic. | PKM 13 | YouTube | |
Robert White | a musical, gay comedian with Asbergers. He could not keep still! But he was hilarious. Quick witted, improvisational(?), very very rude. Highlight of the evening was him getting a ginger guy on the stage and forcing him to duet "I'd do anything" from Oliver...you can imagine. | Legend83 | You Tube | |
Nick Wilty | sharp observational stuff. He’s good. | PKM 15 | You Tube | |
Mike Wozniak | Hilarious, relative newcomer to stand up circuit, wears a marvellous porn moustache and his Dad is a Polish scientific inventor - brilliant! The vid doesn't do him justice but couldn't find a better one... | PKM 16 | You Tube | |
Paul Zerdin | Brilliant ventriloquist - don't be put off by that!!, but I'd suggest you don't volunteer though - he's ace! | PKM 17 | You Tube |
Comedian Club | Website | Town | Quick Review |
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Bearcat | Web | Twickenham, London | Saturday nights from Sept - May. Brilliant, highly recommended! I've been a regular for 12 years a cosy club with great atmosphere that always has a good line-up |
Jongleurs | Web | Battersea Venue, London | Been about 4 times, diabolical acoustics but good line up, st food |
Covent Garden Comedy | Web | Covent Garden/Embankment | Good line-ups but get there early or you can't see anything |
Jesters | Web | Cheltenham Rd, Bristol | Good line-ups, good venue |
Comedy Store | Web | London Venue | A reliable listing most nights - reasonable venue - not always a good audience due to it's location |