Frisky and Mannish’s School of Pop

***** 5 stars

What to say?  And how to say it?  Ok, here goes . . . I think that Frisky and Mannish may possibly be the best thing to have been in front of my eyes thus far this … Read More

Carey Marx: The Doom Gloom Boom

***** 5 stars

Geoff first discovered the cute phenomenon that is Carey Marx, so it is now a rush to see who can schedule his show in first.  This year, for the second year in a row, I got to see … Read More

The Hotel

I headed up to The Assembly Rooms at George Street where Mark Watson had advised (via the wonder of Twitter) that free tickets would be available for his ‘show’ The Hotel. All I had to do to claim one was … Read More

Jason Cook – Fear

***** 5 stars

This is the third year in a row I have been to see Jason Cook and although Geoff has seen him perform at the Stand Comedy Club, Jason’s Fringe ticket is mine!

This show is about ‘Fear’, … Read More

Rat Pack – Live

**** 4 stars

Geoff and I love our music as much as we enjoy our comedy and since I have always loved Sammy Davis Junior I was looking forward to my second Hartshorn-Hook Production of this Fringe, having already seen Treasure … Read More

Spank

***** 5 stars

The late night cabaret club is alive and well in Edinburgh and with so many to choose from the difficulty is where do I go?  With the next question actually being, where can I get in?

One … Read More

Andrew Maxwell – The Lamp

**** 4 stars

The hall is packed, the temperature inside is tropical with everyone posed for the arrival of the ‘clown’, his words not mine, and onto the stage a vision in white shorts, singlet and trainers, strides Andrew Maxwell.

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4 Poofs and a Piano – Smoke & Mirrorballs

**** 4 stars

Ian Parkin, Stephen De Martin, David Roper and David Wickenden are more commonly known as ‘4 Poofs and a Piano’. This is ¾ of the group’s second visit to the Fringe, with Stephen returning for his third … Read More

Janeane Garofalo

**** 4 stars

I had not heard of Janeane Garafolo until watching Loose Women a few weeks ago. Fuelled by the curiosity raised by this appearance I went to see her Fringe show. Having not seen her however is not … Read More

Lemon Custance

*** 3 stars

This showcase show was the first I have visited this year under the PBH Free Fringe banner as is fronted by diminutive comedian Dee Custance.

As with plenty of other shows around this is a chance … Read More