Stand-Up Comedy

This is a list of stand-up comedians I enjoy, including shows I’ve attended in person, own on DVD or have watched elsewhere, plus variety shows they’ve hosted and audiobooks I’ve downloaded. I’ve also included links to my detailed reviews and other mentions.

If you want to jump to my live reviews, so far I’ve attended gigs by:

• Chris McCausland
• Festival Of The Spoken Nerd
• Jimmy Carr
• Sarah Millican
• I’ve also been to a few charity events & comedy clubs

Comedians

• Adam Hills:
  • Autobiography: Best Foot Forward (Audiobook) – See mention
  • Stands Up Live (TV) – Recorded on to DVD.
  • Inflatable (DVD)
  • Happyism (DVD)
  • Clown Heart (DVD)
• Al Murray:
  • My Gaff, My Rules (DVD)
  • Glass Of White Wine For The Lady (DVD)
  • Giving It Both Barrels (DVD)
  • Live At The Palladium (DVD)
  • Barrel Of Fun (DVD)
  • Beautiful British Tour (DVD)
  • The Only Way Is Epic (DVD)
  • One Man, One Guvnor (DVD)
• Alan Davies:
  • Live At The Lyric (Youtube)
  • Urban Trauma (DVD)
  • Life Is Pain (DVD)
  • Little Victories (DVD)
• Bec Hill:
  • Bec In 1 Hour (NextUp Comedy) – See mention
  • I’ll Be Bec (NextUp Comedy) – See mention
• Brian Conley:
  • The Brian Conley Show (TV Series)
  • Alive & Extra Dangerous (DVD) – See mention
• Chris Addison:
  • Live (DVD)
• Chris McCausland:
  • Speaky Blinder (Live) – See review from Leicester Square Theatre in June 2022.
• Chris Ramsey:
  • All Growed Up (DVD) – See mention
  • Is That Chris Ramsey? (Youtube) – See mention
  • Approval Needed (Amazon) – See mention
• Dara Ó Briain:
  • Live At The Theatre Royal (DVD)
  • Talks Funny (DVD)
  • This Is The Show (DVD)
  • Craic Dealer (DVD)
  • Crowd Tickler (DVD)
  • Voice Of Reason (Amazon) – See mention
• Dave Gorman:
  • Are You Dave Gorman? (TV Series)
  • Important Astrology Experiment (TV Series)
  • Googlewhack Adventure (Youtube)
  • Stand-Up Live (Youtube)
  • Modern Life Is Goodish (TV Series) – See mention
  • Terms & Conditions Apply (TV Series) – See mention
• Dawn French:
  • 30 Million Minutes (TV)
• Derren Brown:
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes (DVD)
  • An Evening Of Wonders (DVD)
  • Enigma (DVD)
  • Svengali (DVD)
  • Infamous (DVD)
• Ed Byrne:
  • Pedantic & Whimsical (DVD)
  • Different Class (DVD)
  • Crowd Pleaser (DVD)
  • Roaring Forties (Amazon) – See mention
  • Outside, Looking In (Amazon) – See mention
  • Spoiler Alert (TV) – See mention
• Ed Gamble:
  • Blood Sugar (Amazon) – See mention
• Festival Of The Spoken Nerd:
  • Full Frontal Nerdity (DVD)
  • Just For Graphs (DVD)
  • You Can’t Polish A Nerd (DVD)
  • An Evening Of Unnecessary Detail (Live) – See reviews from Backyard Comedy Club & Bloomsbury Theatre in March 2018, July 2019 & January 2020.
• Greg Davies:
  • Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog (DVD)
  • The Back Of My Mum’s Head (DVD)
  • You Magnificent Beast (Netflix) – See mention
• Harry Hill:
  • Live (Youtube)
  • Man Alive (Youtube)
  • First Class Scamp (DVD)
  • Birdstrike! (Youtube)
  • Hooves (DVD)
  • Sausage Time (DVD)
• Jack Dee:
  • Live At The Duke Of York’s Theatre (DVD)
  • Live At The London Palladium (DVD)
  • Live And Uncut (DVD)
  • Live At The Apollo (DVD)
  • Live Again (DVD)
  • So What? (DVD)
  • Live At The Apollo (TV Variety Series) – Originally hosted by Jack before switching to guest hosts.
• Jack Whitehall:
  • Live (DVD)
  • Gets Around (DVD)
  • At Large (Netflix) – See mention
  • I’m Only Joking (Netflix) – See mention
• James Acaster:
  • Repertoire (Netflix) – See mention
• Jason Manford:
  • Live At The Manchester Apollo (DVD)
  • Live (DVD)
  • First World Problems (DVD)
  • Muddle Class (TV) – See mention
• Jimmy Carr:
  • Live (DVD)
  • Stand Up (DVD)
  • Comedian (DVD)
  • In Concert (DVD)
  • Telling Jokes (DVD)
  • Making People Laugh (DVD)
  • Being Funny (DVD)
  • Gagging Order (Live) – See review from Princess Theatre, Torquay in July 2012.
  • Laughing & Joking (DVD)
  • Funny Business (Netflix)
  • His Dark Material (Netflix) – See mention
  • Before & Laughter: Book Tour Interview (Youtube) – See review
• Joe Lycett:
  • I’m About To Lose Control (Amazon) – See mention
• John Bishop:
  • Elvis Has Left The Building (DVD)
  • Sunshine (DVD)
  • Rollercoaster (DVD)
  • Supersonic (DVD)
  • Winging It (DVD) – See mention
• Jon Richardson:
  • Funny Magnet (DVD)
  • Nidiot (DVD)
  • Old Man (DVD) – See mention
• Josh Widdicombe:
  • And Another Thing (DVD)
  • What Do I Do Now? (DVD)
• Katherine Ryan:
  • In Trouble (Netflix) – See mention
  • Glitter Room (Netflix)
  • Backstage (Amazon Variety Series) – See review
• Lee Evans:
  • Live At Her Majesty’s Theatre (DVD)
  • Live From The West End (DVD)
  • Different Planet (DVD)
  • Live In Scotland (DVD)
  • Wired & Wonderful (DVD)
  • XL (DVD)
  • Roadrunner (DVD)
  • Big (DVD)
  • Monsters (DVD)
• Lee Mack:
  • Live (DVD)
  • Going Out (DVD)
  • Hit The Road Mack (DVD)
• Mark Watson:
  • Live (DVD)
  • Flaws (DVD)
• Michael McIntyre:
  • Autobiography: Life & Laughing (Audiobook) – See mention
  • Live & Laughing (DVD)
  • Hello Wembley (DVD)
  • Showtime (DVD)
  • Happy & Glorious (DVD) – With personalised sleeve
  • Showman (Netflix) – See mention
  • Comedy Roadshow (TV Variety Series)
  • Big Show (TV Variety Series) – See mentions of Series 3 & 4 and the Series 5 Christmas Show.
• Micky Flanagan:
  • Out Out (DVD)
  • Back In The Game (DVD)
  • An’ Another Fing (DVD)
• Nina Conti:
  • Talk To The Hand (DVD)
  • Dolly Mixtures (DVD)
  • In Your Face (Amazon) – See mention
  • Her Master’s Voice (Amazon) – See mention
• Paul Zerdin:
  • No Strings (Youtube) – See mention
  • All Mouth (Youtube) – See mention
• Peter Kay:
  • Live At The Top Of The Tower (DVD) – See mention
  • Live At The Bolton Albert Halls (DVD)
  • The Tour That Didn’t Tour (DVD)
• Ricky Gervais:
  • Animals (DVD) – See review
  • Politics (DVD) – See review
  • Fame (DVD) – See review
  • Science (DVD) – See review
  • Humanity (Netflix) – See review
  • SuperNature (Netflix) – See review
• Rob Brydon:
  • Live (DVD)
• Ronnie Corbett:
  • Live (DVD)
• Ross Noble:
  • Unrealtime (DVD) – See mention
  • Sonic Waffle (DVD)
  • Randomist (DVD)
  • Fizzy Logic (DVD)
  • Australian Trip (DVD) – Documentary series from Fizzy Logic tour
  • Nobleism (DVD)
  • Things (DVD)
  • Headspace Cowboy (DVD) – Plus DVDs I made of scenes he posted on Youtube.
  • Nonsensory Overload (DVD)
  • Mindblender (DVD)
  • Brain Dump (Vimeo) – See mention. I downloaded the shows and made my own DVDs.
• Rowan Atkinson:
  • Live (DVD)
• Russell Howard:
  • Live (DVD)
  • Dingledodies (DVD)
  • Right Here, Right Now (DVD)
  • Wonderbox (DVD)
  • Recalibrate (Netflix) – See mention
  • Stands Up To The World (TV Series) – See mention
  • Lubricant (Netflix) – See mention
• Sarah Millican:
  • Chatterbox (DVD) – See review
  • Thoroughly Modern Millican (DVD) – See review
  • Home Bird (DVD) – See review
  • Outsider (DVD) – See review
  • Control Enthusiast (DVD) – See review
  • Bobby Dazzler (Live) – See review from Hammersmith Apollo in June 2022.
• Sean Lock:
  • Live (DVD)
  • Lockipedia (DVD)
  • Purple Van Man (DVD)
  • Keep It Light (DVD)
• Stephen Fry:
  • More Fool Me (Amazon)
• Stephen Merchant:
  • Hello Ladies (DVD) – See review
• Tim Vine:
  • Live (DVD)
  • So I Said To This Bloke (DVD)
  • Punslinger (DVD)
  • Joke-Amotive (DVD)
  • Tim Timinee, Tim Timinee, Tim Tim To You (DVD)
  • Sunset Milk Idiot (DVD) – See mention

Charity Events

• Live:
  • Cheshire Chuckle – See review from Backyard Comedy Club in March 2019.
  • Frank’s Fund – See review of online Zoom gig in December 2020.
• DVD:
  • Channel 4 Comedy Gala 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 – For Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • Comic Aid – For Asian Tsunami Appeal
  • We Are Most Amused – For Prince’s Trust. See mention.

Comedy Clubs

• Angel Comedy Club
  • November 2018 at The Bill Murray
• Comedy Store Players
  • March 2018 at The Comedy Store
  • June 2020 at The Comedy Store Live (Online)
• History Showoff
  • November 2018 at Southwark Cathedral