Brian Beacom
Press clippings
Review: The Real Stanley Baxter
This authorised biography has generated headlines because in it 95-year-old Stanley Baxter comes out as gay, yet there is so much more to this account of the actor's life than that revelation.
Richard Bath, Scottish Field, 17th May 2021Stanley Baxter interview
Stanley Baxter smiles from ear to ear when I begin to talk of the upcoming screening of a new TV documentary telling of the comedy star's life story via classic comedy sketches.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 1st December 2019Review: Still Game - The Final Farewell
This review isn't so much written with one hand tied behind the back but a full set of Houdini straitjacket straps, belts and buckles.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 29th September 2019Still Game proves there is Scottish comedy
To call Sir Billy Connolly out for an error of judgement is like suggesting the goddess Athena wasn't very good at sums. But when it comes to claiming there is no such thing as Scottish comedy, our greatest living comedian, if not our greatest living entertainer, hasn't called it right. The evidence? There is lots of it but let's start here: this weekend sees the opening of Still Game at the SSE Hydro, a comedy experience which has attracted almost half of all Scottish television audiences at one point and is set to fill another 15 nights at the country's biggest arena.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 27th September 2019Lucy Porter guides us to a better life at the Fringe
I love Lucy. Right from the moment she tells me how she recently sped off in the direction of her daughter's school, only to arrive and realise she'd left the child home alone.
Brian Beacom, Glasgow Evening Times, 30th July 2019ITV to ban all-male comedy teams? Don't make me laugh
Arguing against ITV's ban.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 20th June 2019Raymond Mearns on his father's deathbed admission
Everybody loves Raymond. Well, not everybody actually loves Raymond Mearns as such, but they seriously rate his talent, from comedy giants such Kevin Bridges ("I loved watching him") and Frankie Boyle ("an improvisational genius") to the producers of the likes of BBC Scotland's comedy sketch show Breaking The News.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 10th March 2019Kevin Bridges interview
"I have a socialist outlook yet I believe people should earn and try to be prosperous. Aye, I'll get criticism for being a millionaire but I'm happy to pay 46 per cent tax in Scotland."
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 8th December 2018Dead Prime Minister show guarantees laughs
Nick Hall is coming to the Fringe with his play based on the life - and death - of Spencer Percival.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 11th July 2018Backstage At Live Aid preview
Neil Forsyth says: "It's well versed that that there were tensions between Midge and Bob Geldof. And I had a lot of fun with that."
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 18th April 2018