Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ
The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah's grandfather, the stand-up's imminent wedding and multicultural Britain.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th August 2023John Robins interview
"I don't agree with what I wrote when I wasn't well ... But it's really funny"
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th August 2023James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome review
Delivering his own 'origin story', with interruptions encouraged, Acaster skilfully pieces together big-yield routines from inauspicious beginnings.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th August 2023Viggo Venn: 'I made £10 a gig. But look at me now. New pants!'
The Norwegian clown, whose hi-vis strip show won BGT and took over TikTok, is bringing his silliness to a yurt in Edinburgh. 'Something bigger than me is happening,' he says. 'It's out of my control'.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st August 2023Deirdre O'Kane review - comedy adventures in ageing and HRT
The Irish stand-up's new show swerves from the problems with getting older to 80s nostalgia, and just about pulls it off.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th July 2023Brighton Comedy Garden review
Rose Matafeo and Phil Wang are in fine form as they battle the gulls.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th July 2023Rob Newman review
A workout for the mind as well as the funny bone.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th July 2023Rhys Nicholson review
The Drag Race Down Under judge plays an amused, sometimes confused, observer of social foibles through an arch anthropological lens.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd June 2023Jack Whitehall review
In Settling Down, the stan-dup promises more mature work to match his imminent parenthood but the material remains superficial.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th June 2023John Kearns review
The stand-up delivers the finest set of his career - touching on fatherhood, bin bags and Van Gogh Lego.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th May 2023