Michelle Shaughnessy- Too late, Baby 4****

Michelle Shaughnessy is a lovely Canadian comedian who suffers from Anxiety and is used to the finer things in life, but when the cash flow ends, what does she do to maintain her lifestyle?

Michelle struggled with weight loss at … Read More

Hamstrung 3.5***

It is no secret because of the image for the show, that we are likely to find ourselves in the presence of the late King’s court jester, the greatest in all of Denmark.

So this light piece of inventive theatre … Read More

Sara Barron – Anything for You 3.5 ***

On entering Monkey Barrel 1 the overwhelming first impression was a monitor showing a mature woman’s face, who could have been, and turned out to be Sara Barron’s mother. Barron originally from Chicago, has lived in the UK for 15 … Read More

Headache 4****

AJ is a university student studying English literature who leads a normal life. She adores her Uni friend Bobby and has a fear of Karaoke, but like some people one event can change everything.

To begin with AJ recalls a … Read More

Comedians DJ battle 3 ***

I had high hopes for this show. I wrongly had several preconceived ideas about what I was going to see. I thought it might be like Comedian roasts or similar to the show Lip Sync. I think the idea is … Read More

John Robertson: The Human Hurricane 5*****

I’ve been to a number of John Robertson’s shows over the years, and I’ve always really enjoyed them, though mindful in reviews that even amongst the ‘offbeat’, ‘quirky’ and ‘alternative’ shows, John’s were never going to be mainstream, or for … Read More

Shitty Mozart 4****

Let’s get the obvious out of the way here – this show is not sh!tty. It’s a funny, clever, puerile, show that takes a huge amount of work to make it look extremely low effort.

Written and performed by US … Read More

Susie McCabe – Merchant of Menace 4.5****

It can’t have been the ideal run-up to Fringe 2024 for Susie McCabe. Two weeks before the kick-off of the grueling month of August and while in south of England, Susie suffered a heart attack and ended up with heart … Read More

Grubby Little Mitts: Eyes Closed, Mouths Open– 4****

It’s always a pleasure to discover comedy which genuinely feels new and unique. And Grubby Little Mitts, an Award-winning sketch duo composing of Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Brown, is certainly that.

The sketches range from standard silly – a bird … Read More

Paul Riley: The little boy that Santa forgot! 4****

Paul is well known as the man who plays loveable rogue, Winston in BBCs Still Game. I have never seen him performing his own material so I was a little apprehensive. However, Paul asserts his humour straight away into the … Read More