Beth Knight : Who Told You To Be Small *** 3 1/2

Beth Knight is a painter. The show is part stand and part Ted Talk. Beth is a very natural communicator and has a chatty friendly way about her which draws you in and is entirely captivating throughout.

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Sophie Garrad – Poor Little Rich Girl – 4 ½ ****

She’s the girl in high school who runs the show, mean as hell, spoiled rotten and knows it. Sophie Garrad is older now, but she’s still as shallow and superficial, with added posh in her hilarious show, “Poor Little Rich … Read More

Ismael Loutfi – Heavenly Baba – 4****

So many Fringe Show’s this year centre on life experiences, and “Heavenly Baba”, is no different. Except it really is! Ismael Loutfi has had one of the most unique experiences growing up, that it would be a sin not to … Read More

Amy Mason – Behold – 4****

What’s the weirdest Christmas present you’ve received in the post? Amy Mason gets a bit of a shock one year and isn’t very sure who its even from. In her one-woman show, “Behold”, Mason treats us to a quite dark … Read More

Tim Reeves: Give This A Miss 1.5*

Tim Reeves is attempting a thing here, and it’s the performance and delivery far more than the material or content that prevents him achieving his aims. There was a small reset about a quarter of the way in, where Reeves … Read More

Rob Kemp: Beatlesjuice – WIP – 4****

Rob Kemp is no stranger to bringing the weird and wonderful to Edinburgh. His smash hit The Elvis Dead was a revelation, retelling the 1981 horror classic through the music of Elvis Presley. For years, Kemp joked that a follow-up … Read More

Shrink Wrapped: A Psychologist Analyses Comedians, Live on Stage – 4****

There’s an explosion of panel-style shows at the Fringe this year, and standing out is no easy task. Shrink Wrapped does it with a clever twist: part comedy showcase, part live therapy session, part panel chaos — and somehow it … Read More

Amelia Hamilton: Forget Me Not – 5*****

Flamboyant, thought-provoking, and with top-class confidence, Amelia Hamilton is the rapping comic you didn’t expect but instantly adore. The show is fast-paced, clever, and utterly memorable – a stand-out mix of sharp stand-up, inventive raps with full-energy moves, plus such … Read More

Kate Hammer: Government Approved Comedian (WIP) – 3.5***

Canadian comic Kate Hammer is holding court. The crowd is packed in like it’s Sunday service, and what follows has a kind of biblical sprawl — not in tone, but in scope. There’s a lot of ground to cover, and … Read More

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. 4****

Joz Norris seems to have made for himself a specialism of thinking himself into knots and putting his shows in danger of disappearing up their own fundament. This show teeters along the edge of profundity, built around a deeply felt … Read More