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With a single dessert and just two glasses of wine our bill was kept in check - but the effort of doing so was not much fun
Babbo
Film
This is a film with beautiful performances and a visual style that urges you towards reflection
Bright Star
Theatre
Although the first half of Kwei-Armah’s production is pacy, funny and intelligent, the energy level then drops off
Seize The Day
I loved this film from start to finish. Take the girlfriend, tell your mum - I'd see it again tomorrow and will buy the dvd.
I saw this last night and can't remember the last time I was so moved in the theatre.
I have been to many of London's so-called best Japanese restaurants and none have been as good as the food that I've had at Aqua Kyoto
London,
05.11.09
Thanks to numerous television appearances and lashings of talent Shappi Khorsandi is a comedian on the cusp of household-name fame.
27.10.09
In his native Italy Arturo Brachetti is a superstar, but he is unknown here. That is about to change.
26.10.09
Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin.
19.10.09
Stephen Fry was effortlessly amusing onstage at the Criterion talking about his life in aid of Leukaemia Research.
05.10.09
No wonder Michael McIntyre had a huge grin on his face when he did his trademark skip‑walk onto the Wembley stage.
25.09.09
Anything can happen in Noble’s show, Things, which adeptly mixes set pieces with improvisation prompted by talking to fans.
25.09.09
Infinite Variety is entertaining, good-humoured and cheeky — if a bit thin on the variety factor.
21.09.09
Can stand-up comedy do politics better than politicians? Mark Thomas certainly thinks so and is generating plenty of giggles while proving it.
16.09.09
The comedian is not noted for his athletic ability so how has he run 43 marathons for charity in just six weeks? He reveals all...
16.09.09
Dame Edna Everage's show was certainly a notable spectacle in all sorts of ways, but somehow this ambitious revival never really took flight
15.09.09
Ed Byrne is hardly a household name beyond his own des res, yet his London run has just been extended by a fortnight
10.09.09
Sean Hughes is only 43 years old but life’s slings and arrows have taken their toll
09.09.09
The Greenwich Comedy Festival claims to be London’s biggest comedy festival and while that is a bold claim the line-up is certainly impressive
07.09.09
If ever there was an evening for which the phrase “curate’s egg” was appropriate it was The Von Frisch Cabinet of Peculiarities
03.09.09
Despite some setbacks, a lacklustre performance by Doug Stanhope trounces most US contemporaries.
27.08.09
Edinburgh Comedy John Bishop is simply a gloriously gifted storyteller, following the trend for northern yarn-spinners.
26.08.09
The nominations for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show were announced and homegrown talent swept the board
26.08.09
Edinburgh comedy: Could this be the point where a wheel falls off the Ricky Gervais bandwagon?
25.08.09
Edinburgh Comedy When the Edinburgh Comedy Award shortlist is announced on Wednesday a nomination would be just the ticket for
24.08.09
Edinburgh Comedy: In a career that has taken frequent colourful turns, doing an Edinburgh stand-up show would not seem far-fetched for Malcolm...
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