Nina Conti: Who’s Face Is It Anyway? – 5*****

I had the pleasure of experiencing an hour-long masterclass in comedy from Nina Conti. It was, without a doubt, the best show I’ve seen at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Conti opened the show with warm, engaging interaction, highlighting that … Read More

Ali Brice Presents Eric Meat Gets The Chop 3.5***

Ali Brice plays the role of Eric Meat, an office worker just getting back into the workplace after an enforced 3 month sabbatical.  Theres an impending HR meeting hanging above his head as he takes us into the world … Read More

2 Boys, 1 Bucket – Kie Carson & Cameron Jones 3.5***

2 up and coming young comedians, performing in the basement of a pub, it has Edinburgh Fringe written all over it!  Kie Carson and Cameron Jones split the bill in this comedy caper in the aptly titled 2 Boys, … Read More

Daniel Delby – 33 years single 4****

33 Years Single is a sad inditement, or is it?  What makes it seem unbelievable is that Daniel Delby comes across as a bit of a charmer, a cheeky chappy, a bit of a ladies man, so where’s the … Read More

Liz Bains – Great Wife Material 4****

Kent-born comedian, writer, and globe-trotter Liz Bains has the kind of backstory that sounds perfectly ordinary on paper — until you actually hear her tell it. She’s lived, worked, and wandered across the world, but instead of morphing into a … Read More

Baby Wants Candy 5*****

Baby Wants Candy has become an Edinburgh Fringe institution, selling out for the past six years.

Until recently, I wasn’t a fan of improvised shows, I usually avoided them and in truth possibly labelled Improv as a bit cringey. That … Read More

Denzil de Cristo: Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit 4****

Denzil de Cristo introduces himself as “Wolverine if he were undergoing chemotherapy” — a line that sounds brutal on paper but, in context, is a sharp, self-deprecating icebreaker. In truth, he’s more of a Marvel in his own right, armed with a … Read More

101 Rules for a Better World (By Comedians) 4****

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If you’ve been in a social setting and heard someone say, I could fix the world if only people listened, this is your show — except here the arguments are funnier and occasionally even plausible. Hosted by Leslie Gold … Read More

One Big Oops 3.5***

Here’s your big chance to confess your sins in front of the comedy congregation.  This is no ordinary church however, this is the literal church of the poison mind.  One Big Oops focuses on all those naughty things you’ve … Read More

Rory O’Hanlon – Back Again 4.5****

If you’re looking for a good Irish comedian to see at The Fringe this year, look no further, for Rory O’Hanlon, Back Again, is absolutely feckin’ brilliant.  In a very cosy pub venue, he treats us to non-stop gags … Read More