Sara Pascoe vs Her Ego

4 Stars ****

Sara Pascoe doesn’t do self deprecation humour. Her routine is based around her confidence and apparent brilliance – authoress, temping for a few days as Home Secretary, and it was she who caused Take That to get … Read More

The Glenn Miller Mystery

2 Stars **

Over the years there has been speculation as to the disappearance of Glenn Miller on a routine flight to France in 1944. This play includes a fictional account of the circumstances which could have led to his … Read More

Keepers

4 Stars ****

Keepers is an extra-ordinary combination of words, movement, sound effects, music and lighting. The successful blend gives a memorable theatrical experience. This true story is set on the Smalls lighthouse of the Welsh coast around two hundred … Read More

Jacobite Country

1 Star *

Anybody reading the Fringe programme will see this play described as ‘Comedy, Drama’. Well, the silence from the audience says it all as far as the comedy is concerned.

The whole piece is confusing. At the beginning … Read More

Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog

5 stars *****

Firing cheeseballs at a dog?  What’s all that about then?  Well, put simply (and so as not to ruin the story that provides the answer) it’s all about looking for the little gems in life.  The joyous … Read More

Jon Richardson: Don’t Happy, Be Worry.

4 stars ****

Richardson starts his show with an admission – just before he arrived on stage he experienced something of a backstage emergency.  Obviously, you start to imagine what could have panicked him so much.  A last-minute technical hitch? … Read More

Best of Scottish: Stand Comedy Club

*****

5 Stars

If there is one thing that the Stand Comedy Club can excel at is putting together their nightly ‘Best ofs’ as numerous visits in the past have proved.

The format is the ‘usual’ 4 acts and a … Read More

Jason Byrne 2010

*****

5 Stars

I can’t remember when I first saw Jason Byrne perform but it was many years ago when he was a fairly new kid on the Fringe and now many years later he has graduated to be  Fringe … Read More

Phil Nicol: Welcome to Crazy Town

****

4 Star

Those who know of Phil Nichol, the winner of the if.comedy Award in 2006, will know that there is more than one string to his bow. There is Nichol the stand-up, Nichol the actor and he is … Read More

Holly Burn – Living and Dying

***

3 Stars

I occasionally find it very hard to get to grips with the style of Holly Burn. She is a very likeable, undoubtedly talented and funny young lady who has made her name doing female character comedy.

I … Read More