Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience 3***

I make a point of not really reading too much into the blurb that is put out about a show, I rather prefer to go in cold and discover what it is all about. Often afterwards I do read it, … Read More

Lynn Ferguson’s Storyland – 4****

Lynn Ferguson pops onto the stage to give a pre-show welcome and her natural warmth and connection with the audience is obvious from the start. When the show officially begins, Lynn takes us back to the 70s and a tale … Read More

Joz Norris: Blink 4.5****

There’s something about this show that makes it feel like a profound and spiritual experience, but when you reach for what exactly the nature of that profundity was, it dissipates like smoke. There’s so much going on with this show, … Read More

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses 4****

Alex Franklin plays to their strengths, which are: being entirely comfortable on stage, not worrying about jokes that only light up a small section of the audience (the section changes so we all get something), and a mind that doesn’t … Read More

John Hastings – Do You Have Any Ointment My John Hastings 4.5 ****

I don’t know what they were selling at Monkey Barrel Carnivore last night but a small percentage of the audience must have overindulged as John Hastings took to the stage he was getting heckled about his hat choice, a near … Read More

Robin Grainger – Robin Time 4****

There are over 1300 comedy shows in Fringe 2022 according to the Edinburgh Fringe website all of which are battling for an audience. No matter how good the show it a difficult process occasionally, some time you just need that … Read More

Gareth Waugh – Doozy 4.5****

Gareth Waugh was back where I first saw him as a fresh-faced youngster about ten years ago, on stage at the Stand Comedy Club. Even then his potential was obvious, and this has been realised over the past decade. Gareth … Read More

Mark Watson : This Can’t Be It 4.5****

Mark Watson made his Edinburgh Fringe debut back in 2001. There are audience members who were not yet born back then, and as Mark points out, a few 90’s to 2000’s references; Blur V Oasis, 9/11 . . just might … Read More

Troy Hawke : Sigmund Troy’d! 5*****

This is a brilliantly original show. Troy Hawke is an eccentric, Errol Flynn throw back, smoking jacket wearing and extremely well spoken articulate character created by Milo McCabe. As the show progresses we learn more about Troy Hawke and the … Read More

Dr Hammond’s Covid Enquiry 4****

Covid? Statistically more folk will die falling down the stairs. This was Dr Hammond’s take when news of this novel virus started to creep across the world. Little did we know what we, and the NHS were in for.

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