Jo Caulfield – Cancel My Subscription 5*****

Having had a year off in 2013 Jo Caulfield makes a welcome return to what is a home gig for her now being an Edinburgh resident and the Fringe is the better for her presence.

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Celia Pacquola – Tell Me How it Works Out 4****

Celia is an Aussie comedian who has been a regular performer over the last few Fringes and is a firm favourite of many and that is of no real surprise given … Read More

Lucy Porter – Me Time 5*****

Has it really been more than a decade since this little bundle of happiness first graced the Fringe? Apparently as she informs the packed to the gunwales crowd that it is her tenth show and I am sure there was … Read More

Dane Baptiste – Citizen Dane 4****

Dane Baptiste is a comic doing his first Edinburgh show which I suppose must be a nerve-racking experience but it didn’t seem so for this cool guy of Grenadian heritage.

From the … Read More

Kraken 5*****

*****

This is another of those shows that you have to be ready to engage with because it’s not a sit back and be passive type of thing. And there’s lots of audience participation – not just from … Read More

Vikki Stone: Instrumental 5*****

I’m not sure its usual for comedy show to induce tears other than those of laughter. This show, which Vikki describes as about ‘trying’, but which could just as easily be about her relationship with her late father, has one … Read More

Charmian Hughes: Raj Rage! 4****

A good story told well doesn’t necessarily have to be funny to be engaging, but Ms Hughes’ managed to be amusing into the bargain as well. This piece of comic theatre intertwines the story of Charmian’s visits to India with … Read More

Richard Herring – Lord of the Dance Settee 4 ****

Richard Herring – Lord of the Dance Settee

4 Stars

There’s something quite joyful about watching a middle-aged man bouncing up and down on a battered green settee in front of a couple of hundred people on a Monday evening. … Read More

Abigoliah Schamaun – It’s Pronounced Abigoliah Schamaun 4****

Abigoliah Schamaun – It’s Pronounced Abigoliah Schamaun 4****

Abigoliah Schamaun is certainly not a run of the mill comic. Hell no! This much tattooed individually dressed Ohio born lady certainly has her … Read More

Eleanor Morton – Lollipop ****

There are a lot of people who are aware of the Scottish comedy scene who have been predicting big things for this young comedian for a while and I am one … Read More