Tom Ballard: The World Keeps Happening 4****

Tom Ballard returns to the Fringe after his best newcomer shortlisted show from last year. He plays the same room and same time as before but don’t think this means he’s going nowhere. In this year’s offering Tom mainly discusses … Read More

Stuart Mitchell – Dealt a Bad Hand 4****

Stuart Mitchell could possibly be thought of as careless. He keeps loosing things. He lost the tips of 2 fingers at five, his mother at seven then his hair as a teenager, and latterly his father. How does he deal … Read More

Samantha Pressdee – Sextremist 3***

Samantha Pressdee is a feminist. She believes in equality for women, the right to free the nipple and is heavily involved in the Edinburgh events to promote the cause. Her set has a graffiti style message ‘Every Woman is a … Read More

Smurthwaite on Masculinity 4****

There’s a lot going on in this show. Smurthwaite playing a man (Mylo Standards (!)) playing Smurthwaite doing the horrific jokes she’s witnessed being appreciated in mainstream comedy clubs. A man wearing a nappy on stage. Some typical ‘laddish’ ‘jokes’ … Read More

Doors to Manual – Rhiannon Vivian 3***

Rhiannon Vivian performs a multi character sketch show set on an aeroplane with a minimalistic mock-up of a series of seats located on the performing area sort of depicting the economy cabin. Ms Vivian initially as the cabin crew starts … Read More

Jake Yapp: One in a Million 4****

Radio and television personality Jake Yapp says it’s been 7 years since he last brought a show to the Edinburgh Fringe, the audience were delighted he decided to give it another go. Jake starts with a hilarious Fringe in 5 … Read More

Jonny & The Baptists: Eat The Poor 4****

Jonny & The Baptists: Eat The Poor

I went expecting something more sombre – I had expected politics, music, to be mildly amused, and probably to be left with some residual middle-class guilt and angst. What I hadn’t expected was … Read More

Garrett Millerick: The Dreams stuff is Made of 4****

Garrett Millerick tells a very entertaining story, he’s the kind of man you sit up and listen to, he’s not the quiet, unassuming type. In this year’s show he tells us about his original career choice, Garrett did not set … Read More

Ria Lina Dear Daughter 4****

Ria Lina is a very well educated and funny performer. She always has a great line of material interspersed with her ability to sing comedy songs accompanied with her ukulele and in this performance, like the last couple of years … Read More

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets Do Shakespeare 4****

Kev F Sutherland is the inspiration behind the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets, a Fringe institution that has been a must show for many over the years. Now I must confess that I am not a Shakespeare fan so hesitated in … Read More