Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Phil Wang review
In a quietly confident show with gags from the sophisticated to the stupid, the comic is consistently enjoyable.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd May 2023Bleak Expectations review
A greeably funny Dickensian spoof as cosy as a woollen teapot.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th May 2023Candy Gigi: Friday Night Sinner! review
Torn between wifely duty and her dream to become the Jewish Barbra Streisand, this would-be star finds an in-between world of outrageous comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th May 2023Judi Love review
You'd expect bawdy lines delivered with deadpan frankness from the rising TV comedian, but injections of knockabout physicality raise her stage showpiece to higher joy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th May 2023Adam Brace had a magic touch for comedy and theatre - both worlds will mourn his death
Brace, who has died aged 43, was a hugely talented playwright, dramaturg and director who worked on a string of hits including One-Woman Show and Age Is A Feeling.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd May 2023Barry Humphries was a master of provocation and glorious grotesquerie
Despite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les Patterson.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd April 2023Zoe Lyons: Bald Ambition review
The stand-up's new show takes a while to get going, but squares up to hitting 50 with material finely balanced between the thoughtful and the uproarious.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st April 2023Simon Brodkin review
The man who shamed Trump and Blatter turns his gaze inward for an evening of self-reflective stand-up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th April 2023Angela Barnes: Hot Mess review
The comedian is at her best when she treats us as her confidantes rather than aiming for well-worn targets.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th April 2023