The Secret Reviewer
Every month a professional comedy pundit, writing undercover for BCG Pro, reveals the murky truths behind live comedy.
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#28: Please Lower Your Expectations
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Hype and hopes can ruin everything.
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#27: Mad, Bad and Dangerous
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Trawling the depths of comedy's dark side.
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#26: We didn't say that
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Sometimes anger is aimed at the wrong target.
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#25: Moonlighting Strangers
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: the one industry ill that comedians and critics all agree on.
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#24: Relocation, Relocation
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Should we all just move to Scotland?
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#23: Get the Picture
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: It's never too early to get prepped for self-promotion.
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#22: The Freaky Future
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: How are pundits supposed to predict anything this year?
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#21: Offensive Tactics
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Is upsetting everyone a decent career move?
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#20: Tweeting with the Enemy
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Critics need to socially distance from comedians.
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#19: Captain Plugwatch
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Tread carefully when a comedian plugs another comic.
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#18: Tickling the Pros
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: The best laughs are harder to get.
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#17: Dancing with the Devil
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Should working with shady characters come with the showbiz territory?
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#16: The Plus-None
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Critics prefer solo gigging. If they'll let us.
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#15: The Best-Laid Cunning Plans
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: why it's still worth launching a happening.
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#14: Turning the Tables
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: how furniture could be key to live comedy's future.
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#13: Sympathy for the Devil
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: critics can't expect much compassion in a crisis.
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#12: Out of Sight
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: reviewers should remain off-radar.
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#11: Switching It Off
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Can being a critic ruin your life?
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#10: Three Thinking
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Even mild criticism can come back to haunt you.
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#9: Book Smarts
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Do you have the write stuff?
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#8: Friends or Foes
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: should you review people you know?
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#7: Why Comedy?
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: what makes them want to write about comedians in the first place?
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#6: The Ego Trip
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: how the Fringe can fluff a critic's ego.
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#5: The Fringe
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: reviewing at the Edinburgh Festival.
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#4: The Context Conundrum
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: how shows can infect each other.
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#3: Star Wars
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: the issues around star ratings.
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#2: Joke Fatigue
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Why comedy reviewers often seem to hate jokes.
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#1: The Opener
Every month The Secret Reviewer - a professional comedy critic, writing exclusively for BCG Pro - will reveal the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. Raves, rants, star ratings and stars vanishing: get set for a rare snoop beyond the curtain.