Bennett Arron : I Regret This Already 4****

Bennett Arron has enjoyed a long career in comedy, as a performer, writer and documentary maker. He is BAFTA Shortlisted and was in the Top 10 Jokes at the Fringe 2023.

Arron’s unique gentle style of self deprecating story telling … Read More

Phil Ellis : Soppy Stern 4.5****

Phil Ellis has been bringing his show, and his own brand of northern banter, club comedian trade mark style to the Fringe every year since 2013. He has received nowhere like the level of recognition he deserves.

He may finally … Read More

David Elms Describes a Room – 5*****

It’s always a delight to see a truly unique show. David Elms Describes a Room may be, as the man himself admits, not the most catchy title, but what it might lack in quippyness, it more than makes up … Read More

Simple Town – 3***

2025 marks the Fringe debut for American comedy group Simple Town and their self-titled sketch show. There was a certain buzz in the audience as we filed in that implied that many were anticipating a tight hour of … Read More

1 Irish, 1 English – Ollie Fox & Reece Kidd 4****

1 Irish, 1 English, does exactly what it says on the flyer!  2 comedians splitting a venue for an hour’s worth of top-notch stand-up.  And 2 quite different styles of stand up on offer.

Reece … Read More

Kate Dolan: The Critic 4.5****

We meet Kate Dolan in a room rather like a portakabin, wearing a large plant pot on her head crowned with what is probably a plastic box bush. And from that moment, we know exactly where we are – in … Read More

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Munroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time) 5*****

Joe Kent Walters’ white-face creation, Frankie Munro, the MC of the Misty Moon Working Men’s Club, never fails to whip up a storm of mirth – and tonight, we are again happily caught up in it.

This time, we meet … Read More

Ed Night: Your Old Mucker 5****

Ed Night welcomes us into his world with the cheeky ease of Maybe It’s Because I’m a Londoner drifting through the speakers. What follows is a rapid-fire cascade of material so dense with laughter that punchlines are still ricocheting while … Read More

Chortle Student Comedy Awards final 2025 4.5****

After a nationwide university tour, seven comedically talented students won through to earn a place in the final of Britain’s funniest student competition: Sofia Lambis, Rob Mac an Tuile, Anoushay Omaha, Anna George, Kwesi Sekyi, Fred Carver and Kathy Rivett, … Read More

RapGPT – Apex Hoots – 4****

Saying something genuinely new in audience-participation comedy is a tall order. Most of the time, it’s the same tired formula: in-vogue villains (Trump, Putin), awkward meet-cutes in a pub, or “what are they feeling?” And let’s be honest — beyond … Read More