Phil Nichol: A Deadpan Poet Sings Quiet Songs Quietly…

* * * * * 5 stars

Geoff may have discovered Phil Nichol before me but this Fringe I have seen all three of his shows. In his stand-up at the Stand II we meet yet another new character. Phil … Read More

The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show

* * * * 4 stars

Have you ever looked at the Edinburgh Fringe programme and thought where do I start?  I know I certainly have. How do I select the good shows from the dross? Well, this could be the … Read More

Glenn Wool : Let Your Hands Go

* * * * 4 stars

Glenn Wool has a certain swagger in his style that I’m growing to appreciate more every year.  He’s loud and brash and crude, but that doesn’t hide the fact that underneath his scruffy exterior … Read More

Jason Byrne – The Byrne Supremacy

* * * * * 5 stars

What can I say about Jason Byrne I have not already said over and over again? I have loved this mad Irishman since we first saw him 13 years ago in Pleasance Two. … Read More

Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page: Cocktails With Coward

* * * * * 5 stars

Alistair McGowan is well known for his many TV shows and multiple persona. At this years Fringe he is performing in two shows, his own ‘Alistair McGowan The One and Many’ and Alistair … Read More

Jack Whitehall – Nearly Rebellious

* * * * 4 stars

The questions that many may ask, can Jack Whitehall, now something of a TV celebrity at the tender age 21, do the business as a stand up comedian? Can he do an hour of … Read More

Rich Hall’s Campfire Stories

* * * * * 5 stars

Early afternoon in the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Rich Hall, packed house, brilliant show – seems like déjà vu! Rich Hall is now something of a Fringe stalwart and his following of … Read More

Tiernan Douieb – 28 Years Later

* * * * 4 stars

At the height of the average British woman, Tiernan Douieb has never grown up physically and his show deals with how his behaviour hasn’t matured much either. Well, that and zombies of course.

I … Read More

Warren & Hanbury: All to Bare

** 2 stars

This is a comedy sketch show that is playing late in the Gilded Balloon and the show I attended had a lot of people in the audience, so it must be going well. I suppose.

Both … Read More

Daniel Sloss: Teenage Kicks

***** 5 stars

I suppose it is just about a year now since I first saw a teenager take to the stage at the Stand Comedy Club and blow  it away with a short slot that belied his tender years and … Read More