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

Su Mi: THISMOTHERPHUCKER 4****

In the dictionary under Marmite is this show. One man in the front row had the best time of his life, falling to his knees in worship during the standing ovation (I do not jest). Other folk looked a bit … Read More

Auntie-Hero 3.5***

When Louise O’Toole gets into her stride, which she does about half way through the show, she’s an excellent performer with lots of funny and entertaining things to say. The crowd work at the start was somewhat strained, but that … Read More

Olivia McLeod Is Unrepresented 3***

Olivia McLeod’s fever-dream of what the world would be like if she hadn’t been made to doubt herself is a lovely show that leans into her roots in musical theatre performance. You can see it in her massive smile and … Read More

Kate Owens: Cooking with Kathryn 4.5****

You can feel the trauma streaming off of Kathryn as soon as the lights come up. We’ve been primed to its nature by some pseudo-Springsteen Christian rock, but you don’t need much more than a couple of faux-cheerful sentences accompanied … Read More

Edy Hurst’s Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself 4****

There are three broad themes in this show, and Edy Hurst has something interesting and pointed to say about all of them, as well as making a show that is coherent, silly and very good fun. As a performer Edy … Read More

Caroline McEvoy: Train Man 3***

Neurodiversity has become more visible and better understood – especially in the arts – and this show picks up on that theme, but from a slightly different perspective. Caroline’s younger brother has autism, and her story of growing up together … Read More

The Britpop Hour with Marc Burrows 3.5***

On the last evening of Oasis’s stint at Murrayfield, there seems to be a quieter crowd at the Fringe. In the case of Marc Burrow’s The Britpop Hour, presumably much of the demographic for this show were at the … Read More