Jason Cook – Fear

***** 5 stars

This is the third year in a row I have been to see Jason Cook and although Geoff has seen him perform at the Stand Comedy Club, Jason’s Fringe ticket is mine!

This show is about ‘Fear’, … Read More

Spank

***** 5 stars

The late night cabaret club is alive and well in Edinburgh and with so many to choose from the difficulty is where do I go?  With the next question actually being, where can I get in?

One … Read More

Andrew Maxwell – The Lamp

**** 4 stars

The hall is packed, the temperature inside is tropical with everyone posed for the arrival of the ‘clown’, his words not mine, and onto the stage a vision in white shorts, singlet and trainers, strides Andrew Maxwell.

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4 Poofs and a Piano – Smoke & Mirrorballs

**** 4 stars

Ian Parkin, Stephen De Martin, David Roper and David Wickenden are more commonly known as ‘4 Poofs and a Piano’. This is ¾ of the group’s second visit to the Fringe, with Stephen returning for his third … Read More

Janeane Garofalo

**** 4 stars

I had not heard of Janeane Garafolo until watching Loose Women a few weeks ago. Fuelled by the curiosity raised by this appearance I went to see her Fringe show. Having not seen her however is not … Read More

Lemon Custance

*** 3 stars

This showcase show was the first I have visited this year under the PBH Free Fringe banner as is fronted by diminutive comedian Dee Custance.

As with plenty of other shows around this is a chance … Read More

Matt Kirshen – Shorter Than Napoleon

*** 3 stars

Matt Kirshen’s show is not just about height, he assures us.  In fact, it seems to be very little about height and more to do with just about anything else – childhood, the BNP, the G20 riots … Read More

The School for Scandal

***** 5 stars

Perhaps this should be re-titled ‘A Degree in Upstaging Comedians!’ for comedians by comedians. As at times the script, written by RB Sheridan in the 18th Century, is secondary to getting one’s colleagues to corpse on stage. … Read More

Spirit of the Fringe

*** 3 stars

There are a growing number of showcase shows where acts turn up to do their hosts a favour by guesting on their show. Everyone knows that they are only there to plug their own show, so Comic … Read More

Anthology (Volume 6)

**** 4 stars

I don’t think the Fringe would be the Fringe if it weren’t for institutions like Andrew J Lederer. If there were, it would certainly be less entertaining, so I was pleased to go and visit his latest … Read More