Gareth Waugh :- Oh Boy…! 4****

Local comedian Gareth Waugh returns to Fringe 2018 with his second Edinburgh hour following last year’s success of Honestly?, and he has been promoted to The Sportsman, a ‘big boys’ room he says.

And it’s not only in that … Read More

Jen Brister :- Meaningless 4****

Jen Brister is happy to be in Edinburgh. In fact I think that she is happy to be anywhere currently. As a forty something non-biological mother of 3 year old twin boys, she is pre-menopausal and to make life even … Read More

Micky Overman :- Role Model 3***

Micky Overman is a Dutch comedian, albeit one that has spent a lot of time in Canada and has a bit of Irish in her. She’ll explain, and is doing her Edinburgh debut hour within the bowel of The … Read More

Alex Edelman :- Just for Us 5*****

It’s been a couple of years since Alex Edelman graced the Fringe but he is back, Just for Us, in 2018 playing in the prestigious Pleasance Cabaret bar and packing it out nightly. And it is so easy to … Read More

The Half 5*****

The Half centres around the reunion of a comedy double act who haven’t seen each other in the best part of a decade. Inhabiting a dressing room together for the first time in years, we are given a glimpse into … Read More

Martha McBrier – Fur Coat Nae Knickers 3***

Warning: spoilers. There’s a point in this show where the tone utterly changes and you will not see it coming. And that is brilliant, because the show is story-telling about growing up in the west of Scotland in the 70s, … Read More

Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse 4****

I’m not sure why I haven’t come across Ms Keyworth before; she’s very good. Her performance demonstrated a good grasp of the art of the pause, pacing, tone and rhythm; it isn’t a crowd-work type show but she worked well … Read More

Sara Barron: For Worse 4****

Ms Barron nailed her introduction and had a lacklustre Wednesday audience on side even before she hit the stage. From that stage she delivers good, well crafted stand-up which kept (most of) the audience well-engaged for the duration (some people … Read More

Andrea Hubert: Holes of Joy 3***

Ms Hubert comments/warns/mentions at the top of the show that it’s more of a 9pm show than a 2pm show, and seemed delighted that at least one audience member had some alcohol in a plastic glass; the show does visit … Read More

Lost Voice Guy : Inspiration Porn 4****

Beore the show begins we see a video of highlights from The Paralympics. An inspirational film, we think, for disabled people. No. Lost Voice Guy tells us that far from being inspirational, it makes us mere mortal disabled people, feel … Read More