Andy Parsons : Bafflingly Optimistic 4.5****

Andy Parsons returns to the Fringe with his new stand up show, Bafflingly Optimistic, after an absence of seventeen years.  It feels like this deserves a much bigger fanfare.  Much has changed in the intervening years and the audience at … Read More

Lara A King: Midlife at the Oasis 4****

Wihin moments the audience in this almost soldout room warms to Lara who is not only funny and upbeat, but a joy because of the bonus of a delightful singing voice. Indeed Lara’s songs work so well at bringing the … Read More

Ron Placone- Balding is Punk Rock 4****

The title of this unbelievably free show suggests Ron is a balding Punk Rocker and the show is going to be based on Punk music but it’s not, Ron is a stand up enthusiastic American Comedian who jumps between comedy … Read More

After This Plane Has Landed 4****

John McCarthy was a journalist working for the United Press International Television News. He had recently arrived in Beirut when on 17th April 1986 two days after USAF airstrikes on Libya, WTN ordered him to leave. He was being escorted … Read More

Simon Brodkin – Xavier 5*****

I wasn’t too sure what I expected going into this gig. My knowledge of Brodkin’s back catalogue consisted of him showering Sepp Blatter with dollars and handing Teresa May a P45, oh and of course his alter ego Lee Nelson.

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Rob Auton- The Rob Auton Show 4.5****

Rob Auton from Yorkshire performs his latest show on what is his 10th year at the fringe in front of an almost sold out healthy audience.Rob summarises his previous shows which he confesses were not that good but with 10 … Read More

Charlotte Fox- Ouroboros the Return 5*****

Charlotte Fox brings mayhem to the stage, with bags of energy and wacky characters, this calamity of a show will have you tied up in knots.To begin with we are treated to some tongue in cheek Opera singing before going … Read More

Alexander Bennett – I Can’t Stand the Man, Myself 4****

In a very intimate room at The Patterhoose,  Alexander Bennett gives us an insight into his life so far, he’s only 30, and how he’s come to the conclusion that he’s not a very nice guy and actually doesn’t even … Read More

The Kinsey Sicks: Drag Queen Story Time Gone Wild! 4****

What can I say about The Kinsey Sicks? This 4 piece Drag – a cappella group set the scene, performing their own brand of musical comedy to us, a school assembly.  But they’re not Drag Queens, instead they’re here to … Read More

The Scottish Sessions – Elsa Jean McTaggart 4.5 ****

This 50 minute show is in essence an all to brief journey through the history of Scottish pop songs, but it is more than that . Billed as  Elsa Jean McTaggart show in reality it is a double act with … Read More