Comedy 2016 Archives - Page 7 of 15 - One4Review
Seann Walsh – One For the Road 5*****
August 17, 2016 | one4reviewSeann Walsh – One For the Road 5***** Having been away from Edinburgh for a couple of years Seann Walsh makes a welcome return with his 2016 show ‘One for the Road’. Though suffering from the dreaded lurgy Fringe flu … Read More
Patrick Monahan – That 80’s Show 4****
August 17, 2016 | one4reviewThere was a time only a couple of years ago when a visit to a Patrick Monahan show was mostly the very likeable Teesider dancing around his space, hugging all his crowd and chatting with the audience. Of course there … Read More
Felicity Ward – 50 % More Likely to Die 5*****
August 17, 2016 | one4reviewBefore going to a Felicity Ward show it would be helpful to go to the gym for a few months to strengthen the stomach muscles because it you haven’t they sure as hell will be giving you gyp given the … Read More
Tom Ballard: The World Keeps Happening 4****
August 16, 2016 | one4reviewTom Ballard returns to the Fringe after his best newcomer shortlisted show from last year. He plays the same room and same time as before but don’t think this means he’s going nowhere. In this year’s offering Tom mainly discusses … Read More
Stuart Mitchell – Dealt a Bad Hand 4****
August 16, 2016 | one4reviewStuart Mitchell could possibly be thought of as careless. He keeps loosing things. He lost the tips of 2 fingers at five, his mother at seven then his hair as a teenager, and latterly his father. How does he deal … Read More
Samantha Pressdee – Sextremist 3***
August 16, 2016 | one4reviewSamantha Pressdee is a feminist. She believes in equality for women, the right to free the nipple and is heavily involved in the Edinburgh events to promote the cause. Her set has a graffiti style message ‘Every Woman is a … Read More
Smurthwaite on Masculinity 4****
August 16, 2016 | one4reviewThere’s a lot going on in this show. Smurthwaite playing a man (Mylo Standards (!)) playing Smurthwaite doing the horrific jokes she’s witnessed being appreciated in mainstream comedy clubs. A man wearing a nappy on stage. Some typical ‘laddish’ ‘jokes’ … Read More
Doors to Manual – Rhiannon Vivian 3***
August 16, 2016 | one4reviewRhiannon Vivian performs a multi character sketch show set on an aeroplane with a minimalistic mock-up of a series of seats located on the performing area sort of depicting the economy cabin. Ms Vivian initially as the cabin crew starts … Read More
Jake Yapp: One in a Million 4****
August 16, 2016 | one4reviewRadio and television personality Jake Yapp says it’s been 7 years since he last brought a show to the Edinburgh Fringe, the audience were delighted he decided to give it another go. Jake starts with a hilarious Fringe in 5 … Read More
Jonny & The Baptists: Eat The Poor 4****
August 15, 2016 | one4reviewJonny & The Baptists: Eat The Poor
I went expecting something more sombre – I had expected politics, music, to be mildly amused, and probably to be left with some residual middle-class guilt and angst. What I hadn’t expected was … Read More
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