Alistair Barrie – Urban Fogey

5 Star

*****

Alistair Barrie has been a hard working stand-up for a number of years and certainly has never delivered an average show as far as I have seen, it has always been a good show at least.

This … Read More

Fancy Something Different in a Fringe Show?

The Noise Next Door

24 Hour Improv Adventure

Monday, 13th August

The Noise Next Door, one of the Festival’s cutting edge improv groups will be attempting a first at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Straight after their show they will … Read More

Adam Hills – Mess Around

4 Stars

**** 

There is a simple idea behind this show’s concept. For 15 years now Adam Hills has been creating a well written show which was performed to oodles of fans, But usually during the opening warm up banter … Read More

The Silky Pair – Happy to Help

4 Star

**** 

This year’s Fringe is packed with female sketch comedy of varying numbers and standards but The Silky Pair, Kathryn Bond and Lorna Shaw are amongst the very best in my opinion.

Last years show was hampered by … Read More

Free Fringe Music – Kristan Harvey & Tina Rees

****

Each day at the National Museum of Scotland there is a concert featuring different musicians from Scotland and around the world including Russia.

On Saturday 11th August, Kristan Harvey on fiddle and Tina Rees on keyboards were the featured … Read More

People Show 121: The Detective Show

****

The ingredients of a good detective story are a murder victim found in mysterious circumstances, unexplained clues found at the scene of the crime, an obvious suspect, a denouement and a surprising twist at the end. All of these … Read More

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut

****

The play opens with a company of three performers about to go on stage on their first night to present a stripped down version of the iconic film. Thus what we are about to see is a play within a play.

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey

****

Grant O’Rourke’s completely enthralling performance as Mike Daisey is chilling. He exposes how capitalist America is in league with communist China in a conspiracy of global dimensions.

He opens in a light-hearted way. He is a young man of … Read More

Alfie Moore – I Predicted a Riot

2 Stars

**     

Until I watched ITV’s ‘Show Me the Funny’ last year I was unaware of Sgt. Alfie Moore, an actual serving police officer and comedian to boot.

I was impressed enough with what I saw on the box … Read More

Carl Donnelly – Different Gravy

4 Stars

**** 

Carl Donnelly is a talented and gifted comedian I have always thought. But I didn’t know he could also see into the future. But it appears that he can!

Donnelly has self written and publish his biography … Read More