Maeve Press: Failure Confetti 3***

Maeve Press is bouncy and energetic and endears the audience to her the instant she’s on stage. This is a show about her experience of being her, and that a sense of self continually evolves. It’s a really lovely portrayal … Read More

Ian Stone is Keeping it Together 5*****

Ian Stone has been a well-respected stalwart on the comedy scene for decades, so it is no wonder that in what was his first show of 2024, the queues for his venue were long, well before start time.

Stone is … Read More

Garrett Millerick Needs More Space 4.5****

For quite a while now Garrett Millerick has been attending the Edinburgh Fringe and it is fair to say that each time I have seen his shows  I have been impressed.

He is a larger-than-life character, he always has something … Read More

Rob Auton: The Eyes Open And Shut Show 4.5****1/2

This is an entrancing mesmeric show combining stand-up with ‘spoken word’, about what we do see and what we mostly miss.  It is very entertaining, provoking laughter from absurdity and sudden awareness of so much we casually fail to notice.

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Steve Bugeja – Shiny 4 ½ ****

Steve Bugeja is a permanent fixture at the Edinburgh Fringe and can always be relied upon to deliver in his own laidback storyteller style, albeit a very funny one.

Opening with the spoilers of what we were about to hear, … Read More

Jojo Sutherland – I You Were My Mum (Careful What You Wish For) 4****

Jojo Sutherland has for many years been one of the top comics on the circuit. She is a renowned compere, a very funny performer always in demand on the comedy circuit both here in Scotland and further afield and can … Read More

MC Hammersmith – The MC stands for Middle Class 4.5 ****

Let’s get this out upfront. I am not a lover of rap or hip-hop music in general but, the Fringe is the way to discover new (to me) things, I joined a healthy number of fellow punters to see what … Read More

Kiri Pritchard McLean – Peacock 5*****

Onto the stage struts a confident woman, a warrior no less, ready to delight us with her very own brand of humour, wearing a fantastic stage outfit.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean’s show “Peacock” at the Edinburgh Fringe is a masterclass in stand-up … Read More

Gearoid Farrelly – Gearoid Rage 4****

Sat inside a freight container on a Friday night at The Fringe is something we all should experience, especially if it contains a very witty Irish stand up comedian.

Gearóid Farrelly’s “Gearóid Rage” at the Edinburgh Fringe is a delightful … Read More

Ivo Graham – Grand Designs 5*****

“Ivo Graham: Grand Designs” is a delightful journey through the idiosyncrasies and misadventures of one of Britain’s sharpest stand-up comedians. Known for his self-deprecating humour and charmingly awkward stage presence, Graham takes to the stage with confident strides that belies … Read More