Gordon Southern – Your New Favourite Comedian 4****

Gordon Southern first graced the Fringe in 2001 the same year as one of his favourite bands The Hives released their album Your New Favourite Band so the homage to them is the basis of his … Read More

Barbara Nice – Squirrel Proof 4****

Mrs Barbara Nice is the comedy alter-ego of Janice Connolly an accomplished actress and everybody’s favourite gran is back strutting her stuff once more at The Assembly Rooms.

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Sarah Kendall – Touchdown 5*****

Whenever Sarah Kendall is performing at the Fringe I always make certain that it is a show I catch, because one can always be certain that this Australian comic will always deliver the goods.

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Derek Johnston’s A Day Oot! 4****

Derek Johnston is a local comic so I have seen him numerous times in the past but never in an hours show. So having been to the toilet made sure I … Read More

David Mulholland’s Conspiracy 4****

Mr Mulholland, former investigative reporter, knows lots of things about conspiracies: what the real ones are, and why the unreal ones aren’t and can’t be true. Given his evident and wide knowledge, he invited the audience to choose the topic … Read More

The Barry Experience 4 ****

Good, funny comedy doesn’t always mean the audience laughs constantly for an hour. Confident comedians with good material can take the time to tell a story or anecdote and make the audience wait for it. Mr Ferns (the eponymous Barry) … Read More

Matt Price: The Maryhill Dinosaur 5*****

Apparently, for free shows, audiences don’t tend to be particularly prompt (the location of this particular room – right at the top – might have contributed), so Mr Price had some time to suss out the audience, make us feel … Read More

Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit) 4****

The last fifteen minutes of this superb one-man (plus musician) show make the first forty-five both essential, and entirely worth it. There are three layers of story going on (like Russian dolls), as well as Mr Drake’s asides … Read More

Invisible Woman: Maxine Jones 3***

I don’t think it would be insulting to describe this show as ‘gently feminist’. We were half way through before I cottoned on, since it had been such subtle and unobtrusive feminism. But I suppose that’s the point Ms Jones … Read More

Up the Auntie 2**

This show contained less porn, or even references to porn, than promised. The two performers themselves showed promise, and when they work out what they’re about and get some really good material together, they’ll likely be worth watching.

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