Alistair Barrie
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Alistair Barrie: TikTok, TikTok... my time posting comedy on social media is limited
Alistair Barrie as he weighs up the pros and cons of putting content online.
Alistair Barrie, Chortle, 24th November 2023Alistair Barrie: Woke In Progress review
The jokes are crisp and his wearily exasperated middle-class liberal attitude well-defined.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th October 2023Alistair Barrie to tour 5-star Woke In Progress
Woke In Progress, Alistair Barrie's 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show, is to tour this autumn.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2023Alistair Barrie interview
"I remember seeing Paul Morocco juggling eggs".
Entertainment Now, 12th August 2023The stand-ups unleashing comedy on life-threatening disease
From bowel cancer to Parkinson's and dementia, the Edinburgh Fringe is full of jokes about serious illness. What's in it for the comedians - and their audiences?
Si Hawkins, The Guardian, 17th August 2022Review: Bath Comedy Club
Featuring Harriet Braine, Phil Cooper and Alistair Barrie.
John Christopher Wood, Bath Echo, 29th May 202110 comedy shows you must see
Here's our pick of this year's must see comedy shows.
The Scotsman, 15th August 2018Campaign launched to save Comedy Cafe
A campaign has been launched to save the Comedy Cafe in Shoreditch.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd December 2016Alistair Barrie and Laura Lexx interview
Alistair Barrie's experience of seeing his wife go through treatment for breast cancer is the subject of a Stortford show. Barrie will be joined on the evening by Laura Lexx, who has realised that her life is going rather well and will perform an uplifting and celebratory routine.
Tom Durham, Herts and Essex Observer, 8th July 2015Alistair Barrie interview
In January 2015, topical comedian, Alistair Barrie's wife, was diagnosed with breast cancer. His new Edinburgh show, No More Stage Three covers the downs and occasional ups of watching your partner go through treatment for a life-threatening disease. He tells Martin Walker about making it funny and the joys of chemo farts - officially the worst farts in the world.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 29th June 2015