Paul Kerensa – IPAUL:……..

I have always liked the work of Paul Kerenza since I first came across his play Spinning Jenny way back when, and have made a point of trying to catch his shows each time he appears in Edinburgh. Kerenza … Read More

Rick Shapiro – Wild Card 

Tonight I witnessed a rare event. A comedian who had a great opening and I am thinking what a natural, but, with 15 minutes to go, I wished he would just finish. A number of the audience took the … Read More

Slutty Living

Livinia Slutford is a glam porno actress who has vocal chords that would be the envy of many female recording artists. She entertains us with stories from her life interspersed songs in the vocal stiles of many a famous … Read More

Vladimir McTavish:

Vladimir McTavish describes himself as looking like the love child of Rod Stewart and a West Highland white dog, I must admit I can see why. This Fringe he is sharing with us his top fifty Scots ever, going … Read More

…….. And Other Stories 

The Durham revue have metamorphosised into the fictitious guardians of fiction and want to tell the audience gathered in front of them the stories which perhaps didn’t make it to publication.  Their vehicle for these ‘other stories’ is a … Read More

The Art of Dating and Dumping

The very title will attract an audience through sheer curiosity, and they will be well rewarded with this fast paced show full of wry humour about the battle of the sexes. The scenario is that we are at an … Read More

The Comedy Zone

Apparently Sunday night audiences are a tough bunch, and nowhere was this more obvious than at The Comedy Zone.  The 4 comedians really struggled to produce a show which got the punters fired up, although this task probably wasn’t … Read More

The Essential Chic Murray  

There are very few shows when I can say it is has been both a pleasure and a privilege to attend. This is undoubtedly one such show. When Chic Murray died in 1985 in his mid sixties, the tributes … Read More

The Great Big Comedy Picnic -Free

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Jimeoin on Ice

I was always pronouncing Jimeoin as it looks only to be told it is actually pronounced ‘Jim Owin’ now that is confusing to my tiny brain as it is. To find out that although Irish he is so laid … Read More