Phil Nichol Your Wrong 4****

If you could collate the energy Phil Nichol puts into not just this show but the numerous others he is involved in then it would be enough to power a small town I would think, but day after day year … Read More

Phil Wang: Kinabalu 4****

Already forging a television career for himself (except on the BBC Asian Network) Phil Wang is proving to be a big hit at this year’s Fringe with many of his show’s completely selling out.

Phil has the audience laughing from … Read More

Jarleth Regan Organ Freeman 4****

Jarleth Regan , an amiable Irish comic who has been well respected for years starts off his 2017 show with the inevitable crowd work talking about how long couples have been together and so on before launching into his story. … Read More

Glenn Moore – The Very Best of Belinda Carlisle 4****

No one could ever accuse Glenn Moore of short changing them in this, his difficult second, Edinburgh hour as he packs in soooo much material one probably gets ninety minutes worth of laughs for the price of sixty.

Moore is … Read More

Lucy Porter: Choose your Battles 4****

Lucy Porter has been appearing at the Fringe for well over a decade and you know you are in safe hands with her, the majority of the audience return year after year to see this popular comedian as she never … Read More

Pam Ford: Pants and Pantsability 3***

Pam Ford is a quirky Brummie brought up in Australia, now living in the home counties. She’s led a varied life, with plenty of challenges, not least, being brought up full of British inability to ask for help and support.

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Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done for Me? 4****

Gráinne Maguire is a bouncy, friendly compere, who has assembled a panel of comics to explain why we should care about their news story, all the while not assuming too much topical knowledge. She describes it as a show “for … Read More

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again! 5*****

Going in to this show, I had two questions: 1) is it hastily rewritten, or would it just be repeating his ‘best bits’ from Unspun? Many a comedian does repeat their TV highlights, but it would be a risk for … Read More

Eleanor Morton – Angry Young Woman 4****

Eleanor Morton was dubbed as the poster child for awkward, usually seen with her trusty ukulele or mini keyboard singing her quirky ditties. But that is no more! New Year 2017 and she reinvented herself. She may look similar to … Read More

Steve Bugeja – Summer Camp 4****

Steve Bugeja is a very personable comedian who can write and tell a story like the best of them and the particular tale he is showcasing this year was back in 2009 when as an eighteen year old he worked … Read More