Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe 4****

It may have been going for twenty three years now but this show fronted by the man in the pink suit is still rightly revered as the must do show of this type by legions, myself included.

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Night Bus ***stars

Exceptionally performed in sketches by accomplished actresses Linda Marlowe and Sarah-Louise Young, this show tells the story of life travelling on the night bus from the perspective of many different commuters. There are yobs, drunks, pregnant women fighting for a … Read More

Felicity Ward – The Iceberg 4****

Felicity starts off her show by explaining the title, the iceberg, like life, is all about perception and perspective. Like an iceberg most people only reveal a small part of themselves with the majority hidden under the surface, however in … Read More

Carl Donnelly – Now That’s What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 6 4****

Fresh from his nomination of The Foster comedy Award in 2013 Carl Donnelly brings his new show back to the Pleasance for 2014 and as always is playing to packed houses. And it is easy to see why.

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Jo Caulfield – Cancel My Subscription 5*****

Having had a year off in 2013 Jo Caulfield makes a welcome return to what is a home gig for her now being an Edinburgh resident and the Fringe is the better for her presence.

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Eurobeat Almost Eurovision (Sarajevo) – Wellington College 2**

Last year I saw this production and was blown away with the performance. It was difficult to believe that a young group could turn in such a top rate show and … Read More

Wendy Wason – Hotel California 4****

Wendy Wason has been missing from the Fringe for a while and it was good to see her back performing her latest show this year.

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Celia Pacquola – Tell Me How it Works Out 4****

Celia is an Aussie comedian who has been a regular performer over the last few Fringes and is a firm favourite of many and that is of no real surprise given … Read More

Lucy Porter – Me Time 5*****

Has it really been more than a decade since this little bundle of happiness first graced the Fringe? Apparently as she informs the packed to the gunwales crowd that it is her tenth show and I am sure there was … Read More

Dane Baptiste – Citizen Dane 4****

Dane Baptiste is a comic doing his first Edinburgh show which I suppose must be a nerve-racking experience but it didn’t seem so for this cool guy of Grenadian heritage.

From the … Read More