Jay Richardson
- Journalist
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Mike Wilmot - 'We're back into PC World now'
The globetrotting no-holds barred Canadian comic has had enough of censorship but would never say anything bad about his wife. Maybe...
Jay Richardson, The List, 7th April 2016Ardal O'Hanlon pilots ITV sitcom
Ardal O'Hanlon has shot a pilot for a new ITV family sitcom. The Berries, which co-stars Miranda's Sarah Hadland, is about what's described as 'your average family ... that is to say, completely unique in their own funny ways'.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 6th April 2016Review: Mark Watson, Citizen's Theatre, Glasgow
Expanding on the mental health and alcoholism struggles referenced in his excellent 2014 show Flaws, this first return to Glasgow in four years for Mark Watson examines some peculiarly contemporary forms of anxiety.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 25th March 2016Scot Squad: Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson review
Whether this stays as an entertaining, scripted one-off or a viable tangent from Scot Squad remains to be seen. But a third series of the increasingly assured, improvised mockumentary feels like a must.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 23rd March 2016Review: Omid Djalili
Certainly, it's rare to see such an established, even mainstream, comic as Omid Djalili be so deliberately politically incorrect with racial and national stereotypes; risk-taking with disability material; unorthodox with stand-up's seemingly default atheism, even taking a pop at its high priest, Tim Minchin.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 21st March 2016Russell Kane interview (Link expired)
Russell Kane on spring-loaded crotches, acting his age... and his stand-up war with Stewart Lee.
Jay Richardson, WOW247, 21st March 2016Robert Florence & Iain Connell: Uncles - review
Almost nothing was revealed in advance about this new show from Burnistoun creators Robert Florence and Iain Connell, yet Uncles greatly surpasses the expectations of mere work-in-progress.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 17th March 2016Review: Rob Delaney, Meat
For all the smut, chaos and flippancy Delaney attributes to his life, there's little fat on Meat and it's an impressively choice, juicy cut from his disordered, animalistic existence.
Jay Richardson, Giggle Beats, 16th March 2016Review: Romesh Ranganathan, Irrational
There's arguably too much crowd work at the top of his set, a bit too much preamble after the theatrical bluster of his support act Phil Jerrod. And the Q & A encore he contrived tonight proved a listless affair. But when he really builds to a head of steam, there's few in the UK that can touch Ranganathan for entertaining misanthropy right now.
Jay Richardson, Giggle Beats, 14th March 2016Witsherface review
Comprising an amorphous line-up of around 20 performers, Witsherface is less a sketch ensemble than a community, a showcase for female Glaswegian comic talent with an emphasis on promoting the grassroots.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 13th March 2016