Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People 4****

Lorna Rose Treen seems like she’s having a really good time performing this show, and it’s quite infectious. Though she pulls in members of the audience to – almost literally – be her stooges – the only reason these characters … Read More

Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This? 3***

Ms Harrison wonders, through this show, if she should still be doing this. She looks like she’s enjoying it, and the audience seemed to be too, so the answer would seem to be yes. There is a sense though that … Read More

Luke Connell: Bloody Marvellous 3***

The word for this show is ‘gentle’. Mr Connell is a tall gentleman with a genial manner presenting a lovely wander through various elements of medievality. Mr Connell is a professor of medieval studies, and as a result of one … Read More

Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes 4.5****

Cat Cohen’s 2024 Fringe show Come For Me saw the comedian perform what was actually her cancelled 2023 show. This year, Broad Strokes is her explanation for her 2023 absence: a mini stroke and the subsequent procedure to fix … Read More

Adults Only Magic Show 4.5****

This popular show returns to the festival and barely needs an introduction. It is a combination of magic and comedy with some bizarre nudity thrown into the mix. Compare ‘Magnus Danger Magnus’, and magicians Sam and Justin ignite the stage … Read More

Leo Still Dies In the End : Alice Fishbein 4****

The show is entirely dedicated to the much acclaimed and multi Oscar winning 1997 movie Titanic, directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

Now I cannot overstate the level of obsession or how profound the effect … Read More

Tilly Harrison: Tilly Can’t Lie 3***

A devious comedic mind with real promise. “Do you like to lie?” This is Tilly Harrison’s opening gambit, lobbed playfully at the front row like a grenade. It’s repeated to various audience members, building live comedy from scratch. And here’s … Read More

Cobin Millage – A Losing Battle With Grass That Just Won’t Stop Growing 3***

Absurdist comedy with a Canadian twist — a surreal hour that occasionally strikes gold. In a hot karaoke bar buried in the depths of the Comedy Mines, we find Canadian oddball Cobin Millage. Now Edinburgh-based, Millage delivers a show that … Read More

Hannah Campbell – Me! 5*****

Hannah Campbell returns to the fringe with her new show ME! Like last year’s show, ME! is named after a Taylor Swift song. Hannah who recently appeared on ‘The One Show’, is a self-confessed Taylor Swift fan who can also … Read More

Michael Welch – All Rizz, No Filter 4****

Scottish comedian Michael Welch is having a moment. At 31, he’s trying to make sense of numbers — not just his age or bank balance, but the hidden metrics behind everything: online approval, life progress, daily supplement intake. All Rizz, … Read More