Brian Logan

Part-clown, part-mime and part overgrown child, Lyons leads us through mythic history to reconnect with a lost world of imagination

This show about body image doesn’t always hold its focus, but Gledhill has a winning mix of northern mockery and good cheer

The mesmerising Australian comic’s song-laced, sassy and polemical set is a clarion call for queer expression

The standup delivers another intelligent and compelling hour, exploring sport, gender, trolls and her schooling

The festival’s top prize has gone to a warmly witty act, previously nominated for best newcomer, with the chops to become a household name

The fringe veteran unpacks his idiosyncratic childhood in a vividly realised show about class, family and neurodiversity

The Scottish standup retains his bouncy charm in a show that parallels his recent autism diagnosis with the story of his grandmother’s descent into Alzheimer’s

Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale

The pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time rants as much as ever, but with added introspection

The indefatigable comic eschews the cliches of most middle-aged standups and skewers modern life with fairness and charm