Little Lark of London

Exploring the cultural world of London, one blog post at a time!

  • REVIEW – Avocado Presents: An Improvised Play ⭐⭐⭐

    Avocado Presents: An Improvised Play, created and performed by Hamza Mohsin and Jake Migicovsky, is a show with a title that describes exactly what it is. Mohsin and Migicovsky, also known as Avocado Improv, will spend the hour putting on an improvised piece of work straight out of their own minds, with no warmup games…

  • REVIEW: In Pour Taste ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Do you like comedy? Do you like alcohol, particularly wine? What about the two put together? If the answer is yes, then In Pour Taste may be the show for you. The show, created by Australian comedians Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh, is a mix of comedy and wine tasting, with the two comedians joined…

  • REVIEW – Dru Cripps: Juicy Bitts ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “If you’re not laughing, you’re learning” Dru Cripps: Juicy Bitts begins in a bit of a strange way for a comedy show – it begins in silence. Cripps emerges from the back of the audience and takes to the stage, dressed in a boiler suit and winter hat. The audience quickly learns that they won’t…

  • REVIEW – Katie Norris: Go West, Old Maid ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “God, this woman is so brave!” Katie Norris: Go West, Old Maid is the second solo show from Norris, following last year’s Farm Fatale. In this show, directed by Elf Lyons, Norris is focusing a bit more on her future – particularly whether there will be children involved. But there is also plenty of, as…

  • REVIEW – Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “We haven’t got time!” Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us has quite the unique start for a comedy show, with Watson standing not on the stage but in the stalls, having a casual conversation with the audience about their days. He thanks the audience for making it to Underbelly Boulevard during the Tube strike, saying…

  • REVIEW – Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    After an incredibly successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including winning The Taffner Family Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Sam Nicoresti: Doomer Baby, arrives at Soho Theatre. The show is Nicoresti’s second hour of stand-up, following last year’s Wokeflake. Walking into the theatre, audience members are greeted by a mannequin with…

  • REVIEW – Joey Dardano: Another Direction ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    After a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last month, American comedian Joey Dardano brings his show, Joey Dardano: Another Direction, to London for one night only. The show focuses on Dardano’s dreams for the future, wanting to become known as a famous entertainer. He certainly has a solid start, being a part of the…

  • EDINBURGH FRINGE REVIEW – Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half-Empty ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    If you go to Google “Ian Smith,” the first result you’ll find is the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia, later a strong critic of the government of Robert Mugabe as Leader of the Opposition. This is not the Ian Smith currently performing in Edinburgh, however. This Ian Smith, performing his second Fringe show, Foot Spa-Half…

  • REVIEW: Gumshoe! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    “Yep that’s me. I bet you’re wondering how I got into this mess – me too” Note: This review is based on a recording of a live performance Just like the film noir movies it is lovingly making fun of, Gumshoe! begins at the end, with the titular character of Gumshoe (Christian Dart) dead in…

  • REVIEW: Long Live the King ⭐⭐⭐

    “Long live the king!” Note: This review is based on a recording of a live performance They may say “Long live the king” in the opening number, but the show actually starts with the death of the king. Bad Clowns: Long Live The King is a comedy show in which Christian Dart, Sam Walls and…