Lee & Herring Live - August 1996 The Stage - By Cameron Robertson - August 29th, 1996

The boys from TV’s Fist of Fun, pack ’em in for another show. Richard Herring wanders about the stage like a penguin with memory loss, spewing juvenile fun to which the audience applaud and groan vigorously. Stewart Lee tries to talk as gently as possible for much of the time and gives his logical and…

Oblomov Edinburgh Review – The Pleasance 1996 - August 1996 The Stage - By Phil Gibby - August 22nd, 1996

Stephen Sharkey’s updating of the classic Goncharov novel brings a real mid-nineties relevance to the tale of the original slacker. Dan O’Brien’s Oblomov is obsessed with sci-fi, gambling, moon landings and, most of all, inertia. “You dream of interplanetary life while England goes to the dogs,” complains his friend Stu, during a thinly disguised cameo…

Cluub Zarathustra Edinburgh ’95 - August 1995 The Stage - By Russell Nash - August 17th, 1995

Comedy as art? It may seem like a strange idea but the guys at Avalon have been working on this concept for a while now and the end product is one of the most bizarre comedy shows in town. The brainchild of Simon Munnery, Cluub Zarathustra takes its inspiration from a vast number of sources.…

RADIO REVIEW – THE LIGHT PROGRAMME - February 1995 The Stage - By Lisa Martland - February 2nd, 1995

To search for contemporary queens of comedy you need look no further than performers like Victoria Wood, French and Saunders and, of course, the ‘slimline’ Jo Brand. But they follow in the footsteps of some quite special comic ladies, a number of them still raising a laugh today. The Comediennes (R2, from Thursday, January 19)…

The List’s “Hitlist” - August 1994 The List - By Eddie Gibb - August 26th, 1994

Theoretically Rigorous - August 1994 The List - By Eddie Gibb - August 26th, 1994