Brian Logan
Brian Logan

Brian Logan

  • Journalist and reviewer

Press clippings

Leigh Francis: My First Time review

Cacophonously unfunny with the emphasis on cack.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th March 2024

Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings review

Firecracker of an hour is her best yet.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th March 2024

Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here review

With fine one-liners, the crowd-pleasing east Midlander traces their relationship with their parents in a touching show.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th February 2024

Miles Jupp: On I Bang review

The comedian guides us through this life-and-death tale of seizure, diagnosis and treatment with his usual brand of self-deprecation.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th February 2024

Lara Ricote review

The fringe award-winner compares her romantic relationship to how she feels about her audience in this mildly evasive investigation of inner knottiness.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th February 2024

Steve Brown obituary

Composer and lyricist who was a long-time collaborator of Steve Coogan and Harry Hill, and co-created the award-winning musical Spend, Spend, Spend.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd February 2024

Bill Bailey: a comic maestro of bits, bobs and barbs at the Tories

Thoughtifier, a new European tour, brings familiar whimsy from the Strictly Come Dancing champ. But does the mirth cramp his musical stylings?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd February 2024

Leicester comedy festival - post-natal distress, a Trumpian dictator and Robo Bingo

Sets from Lily Phillips, President Obonjo and Foxdog Studios may not rival the Edinburgh Fringe, but give a bracing sense of the diversity of the comedy scene.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th February 2024

Jessica Fostekew review

New show Mettle finds the comic annoyed about flirting, litter, the climate crisis and more, following a milestone birthday.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th February 2024

No sets, less fuss, a cast of one: can stand-ups save the UK's cash-strapped theatres?

For the Royal Court and Park theatres, putting on comedy acts is a moneyspinning way to find new audiences. But are playhouses set to stage fewer plays?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th February 2024