2006 Gilded Balloon ‘Introducing an introduction to Alun Cochrane’s Imagination
The Scotsman
“unremarkable episodes on a Cardiff bus and a toilet trip to a coffee shop are extended
to tremendous heights of observational humour”
Chortle
“Very funny and stimulating, like acupuncture for the brain”
The List
“the show erupts with dizzyingly pernickety excursions into found comedy and the bewildering complexity
inherent in the most mundane trivium… Significantly, he also manages to avoid almost every stand-up cliché:
men-versus-women fluff, outré filth and audience terrorising are all refreshingly absent”
The Metro
“wry musings often escalating into giddy hilarious routines. He’s a master storyteller,
holding the audience before dropping an exploding but simple punchline… a very funny show”
The Herald
“there is a fresh face on the block with the ability to slip in a painful
kidney punch between all those rib-ticklers... Cochrane is so masterfully inclusive the audience is with him all the way”
The Metro
“a firm favourite on the UK comedy circuit… laughs come thick and fast…this is quality stand-up”
Chortle
“a mesmerising story-teller… a most entertaining hour in Cochrane’s very good company,
guaranteed to cheer you up”
Winner of The Writers’ Guild Award For Comedy
Perrier Best Newcomer Nominee
The List
“this man Cochrane is a star in the making… I could quite easily have gone through the exact same hour immediately”
The Metro
“Brimming with charm, this really is feelgood comedy with bells on”
The Sunday Telegraph
“Superb newcomer who rambles on about nothing much, but in the most agreeable manner”