Bec and Tom’s Awesome Laundry 5*****

Having seen a preview of this show in another Fringe performance, The Big Breakfast, we were entertained enough to go along and see the whole of Bec and Tom’s Awesome Laundry.

We were not disappointed! From the minute we sat … Read More

The Breakfast Club 4****

First thing on a Saturday morning, I woke my somewhat bemused daughter from her bed to catch a train from Fife into Edinburgh to catch the appropriately named Breakfast Club on at The Gilded Balloon. I was soon forgiven. The … Read More

Alasdair Lists Everything 3***

This is the kind of deconstructionist comedy academics would (probably) love (you could call it an experiment questioning what is funny and why). A list of disassociated things just short of ‘everything’ (there is only an hour, after … Read More

Abi Roberts’ Musical CID ****

Abi Roberts has a load of things going for her, a bubbly, infectious personality, a smiley demeanour good comedy skills and the concept of a show that although not deep or ground-breaking is a very funny … Read More

The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet 4****

There are few things in life that are guaranteed to secure a giggle from children. One of them is the word poo! In this highly entertaining show, the word poo is used with plentiful abundance, (along with others), delighting the … Read More

Split Decision by Keir McAllister 4 Star

Should I Stay or Should I Go was a massive hit for the Clash in my youth, a question posed that has no easy answers. This comedy play by Scottish comedy star Keir McAllister questions the same dilemma and in … Read More

Push Kart Derby Festival Dalgety Bay Saturday 19 July

PKD Festival is fast becoming the place to be on a mid-July Saturday. The event has just grown and grown from its humble roots and version 6 was even better than ever. And like last year all the profits raised … Read More

Boothby Graffoe Scratch Tour 12 February 2014 – Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh

Some comics are fairly easy to pigeon hole, others less so and then there is Boothby Graffoe. Over a decade or more I have seen him in the region of a dozen times, be it as a comic, a playwright, … Read More

Glasgow comedians benefit gig for Clutha victims Sunday 22 December

You can always rely on Scottish comics to come together in support of worthy causes and you can bet that this one qualifies, following the recent tragic helicopter crash into the popular entertainment venue in central Glasgow.

At the time … Read More

Stand Up For Pudsey – Radio Scotland’s The Culture Studio – 12 November 201313

Every November for almost as long as I can remember The Beeb has staged the Children in Need extravaganza to entertain and more importantly raise money for this worthwhile cause. All parts or the organisation get involved in the push … Read More