Serious Theatre from Serious People 4.5****

Despite the title, there is not a lot of seriousness about this show as the two female performers play several characters, jumping on and off the stage as the characters are rotated throughout the show. Even before the show starts … Read More

Catherine Bohart – Again, with Feelings 5*****

So many feelings! The Fringe welcomes back the animated and delightfully queer Catherine Bohart. She’s here with stacks of steamy gossip and wanting to rake through yours too. Mid thirties now, and so she navigates us through a narrative of … Read More

Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour 3***

Jack Tucker, Comedy Stand-Up Hour is an absolute riot. No seriously, it’s a petrol fuelled fire-bomb of a show, full of chaos and anarchy, I actually expected the police to arrive any second and break it up!

Tucker has amassed … Read More

Bronwyn Kuss – Sounds Good 5*****

The opposite to most of the comedians that I seem to navigate to, this one is dry as the red Gibson Desert in Australia. Pinder Prize winning Bronwyn is here at The Fringe with her monosyllabic deadpan wit. If I … Read More

Tom Ward: Choose Your Delusion 4.5****

It comes as rather a surprise that under the cool that Tom Ward has been exuding across the comedy circuit, there was a retro Tom waiting to emerge. We should really have realised – he has held fast to not … Read More

Nina Gilligan: Goldfish 3***

Goldfish has some bits in it that are absolute gold, and a whole show of those would be something indeed. While the whole show isn’t those, it is a really fun hour from a comedian with something to say. Some … Read More

Ruby Carr: eBae 4****

The best thing about this show is how much fun Ruby Carr looks like she’s having, and it’s quite infectious. I’m sure she’d prefer her audiences to be having a good time – on balance, unless you’re a joy hoover, … Read More

Femme Fatigue 5*****

Inside a wee yurt near Potterrow the city is crawling with the world. Channel 4 writer Ella Evans is performing a delicate yet hilarious monologue about post viral chronic fatigue. Ironically, I am writing this from my own sick bed … Read More

Michelle Brasier – Legacy 4.5 ****

Michelle Brasier’s “Legacy” at the Edinburgh Fringe is a wild, fast-paced exploration of identity, chance, and the chaotic possibilities of life. The show kicks off with Brasier on a plane, engrossed in a panda documentary, only to dive into the … Read More

Kevin James Doyle – After Endgame 3.5 ***

Kevin James Doyle’s After Endgame at the Edinburgh Fringe is a captivating blend of comedy, storytelling, and life lessons drawn from the strategic world of chess. Doyle masterfully weaves his experience of being flown to Singapore to teach chess to … Read More