Katia Kvinge Squirrel 3***

The Counting House Loft gives new meaning to the word intimate and hence becomes a sauna within seconds, also it has a very small performance space especially for someone as effervescent as Katia Kvinge. This half Norwegian half American with … Read More

Michelle Wolf So Brave 4****

One of the top 10 comics in New York City according to Time Out Magazine, Michelle Wolf, making her Edinburgh Fringe debut, is justifiably causing a groundswell of interest in the city. As a writer for The Daily Show it … Read More

Chris Stokes The Man Delusion 4****

When a comedian is threatened with being killed by an enraged punter on the opening night of the Fringe it would seem logical to assume he is a brash lippy specimen. Yet Chris Stokes is anything but. However, the threat … Read More

Liz Miele: Mind Over Melee 4****

This may be New Yorker, Liz Miele’s Edinburgh Fringe debut but she is already a very accomplished comedian back home and her experience is obvious in her performance. Her timing and delivery are excellent and she rattles out many great … Read More

Masud Milas Routes 3***

Masud Milas informs his audience at the top of his hour he is always being asked about his accent and explains its roots, African mother, English father, born in Hong Kong and did his growing up in New Zealand, hmm … Read More

Stu and Garry’s Improv Show 4****

Stu Murphy and his partner in crime Garry Dobson are two of the very best improve comedians around, a fact that is not unknown to anyone who frequents The Stand Comedy Club were they host their weekly show. The guys … Read More

Paul Currie: FFFFFFFMILK! 5*****

Park your serious at the door, you won’t be needing it here. You might need some sort of waterproofing if you sit near the front, and definitely your best singing voice.

Paul Currie seems like a nice bloke, neither … Read More

John Scott Smashes It to F*ck 4****

I’d not heard of John Scott prior to this Fringe, but clearly lots of other people have, because this show was standing room only. I was lucky to manoeuvre into a space where I could see a sliver of the … Read More

Lucy Porter Consequences 4****

The lights dim, the introduction made, the capacity audience eagerly await the entrance of the comic and them she appears, wheeling a trolley with glasses and sherry. Is this really a comedy show or a drinks party? Rest assured it … Read More

Croft and Pearce – Are not Themselves 4****

Hannah Croft and Fiona Pearce are comedy actresses of exceptional talent and are returning to Fringe 2016 with another hour of sketch comedy that is beautifully linked. Each vignette is funny in it’s own right, but with the immaculate writing … Read More