Comedy
Stand-up comedy, parody, and the like.
I must start this review by declaring a conflict of interests: I decided to review Nick Gibb because I was…
To use an old sports commentating cliché, Australian Benny Boot's show is one of two halves.
The first impression you get when you walk into Tara Flynn's musical comedy act, Big Noise, is the sheer…
The Fringe has landed a fair number of shows about the pioneers of flight – “Mission of Flowers”, “The…
I’ll confess, I’m already predisposed to liking Mark Thomas having seen some of his TV spots in the past and…
When I reviewed A Betrayal of Penguins' show last year I said that they showed a great deal of potential, but…
Adam Crow is to many a new name, though he has garnered some success, being voted one of the best comics in…
Returning to Edinburgh for the fourth year in a row this Australian comedy rock trio are continuing on their…
I love Tam O’Shanter. Perhaps not enough to have his name tattooed across my hurdies, but sufficiently to…
I find it interesting when an American Comedy Star makes their way over to the Festival to peddle their wares…
Chris Martin seems to be everywhere I go in Edinburgh. The poster for his show (cheeky smile, unshaven face…
The Assembley Rooms have moved, albeit from George Street to George Square – nice that the point of reference…
In a world where we rely on the ever constant changing in technology to live our lives for us, we all still…
I am an extremely big fan of female comics. Having never heard of Catie Wilkins, but being drawn in from the…
What do you do when the announcer of your show, fluffs your name? Come on stage and do it again yourself,…
I am a bit of a sucker for sketch comedy, for a number of reasons. In many ways, when you have three heads (…
Having lived my life being a bit of a sceptic in terms of magic, I felt that it was time to change the tide.…
Comedy + August = Edinburgh seems an obvious equation, but it’s twelve years since Mitch Benn last performed…
If you happen to have popped in to the Pleasance Courtyard this Fringe, it’s likely you’ll have spotted a…
Incessantly branded as one of our youngest comedy success stories, Daniel Sloss is fast shaking off his…