Lachlan Werner: WonderTwunk – 5*****

After last year’s cult hit sellout show Voices of Evil, clown, comedian, puppeteer and ventriloquist Lachlan Werner has returned to the Fringe with his latest tale of circuses, strongmen, sea lions and sinister secrets.

Werner plays Jack Hammer, the world’s … Read More

Andrew Doherty: Sad Gay AIDS Play – 4****

Returning to the Fringe after the great success of his previous award winning comedy horror show Gay Witch Sex Cult, Andrew Doherty returns to the Fringe with a new one man show looking at the silly side of being very, … Read More

Alan Jay and Matthew Hayhow – Gay and Lame 4****

A double-header at 11 a.m. in the Fringe can feel like a high-risk experiment: half-asleep audiences, a scattering of student tourists, and that general “gap-year chaos” energy. What you don’t expect is a set so devastatingly funny that it feels like … Read More

Pauline Eyre – Anyone For Tennis 4****

Pauline Eyre talks about tennis the way some people talk about religion — reverent, knowing, and occasionally willing to point out the absurdities in the holy texts. For her, it’s not just a sport. It’s a lifelong calling, measured in … Read More

Matt Forde – Defying Calamity 4 ½ ****

Matt Forde has always been a political animal and a fine mimic so it is fair to assume that with the world as it is today, and the clever comedic slant he always brings to the table that there will … Read More

Alvin and Eva – Break the Geneva Convention 4****

A shipping container in Potterrow on one of the hottest days of the year is not where you expect to find something delightful. More often, it’s where you’d stumble across an illegal rave or a sauna sponsored by Red Bull. … Read More

Kuan-wen Huang – Andrews Are the Worst 4****

Huang’s show begins before the allotted time, as the audience trickles in. He’s already in full host mode — chatty, disarming, and greeting newcomers with the warmth of an old friend. We’re in his “Yurt of Mirth,” a circular little … Read More

Off With Your Head 4****

A comedy, Dungeon-and-Dragons-esque role-play delight. Cult hit Off With Your Head is a rare communal experience at the Fringe — a fast-paced, sharply tuned comedy cocktail where the audience aren’t just along for the ride; they’re in the driver’s seat. At its … Read More

Ruaridh Miller – It’s Pronounced “Ruaridh” 4****

Ruaridh Miller arrives not with a thunderous entrance, but with a hiccup so Fringe on-brand – the Bluetooth won’t connect to his phone intro music. Miller strolls onstage to silence but the crowd are with him, no matter the aesthetic … Read More

Mark Simmons – His Latest Jokes 4.5 ****

For 17 years now Mark Simmons has been performing his shows at the Fringe. Maybe he is not the most famous of one-liner comedians but, in my opinion. he is probably the best. And I am not alone in my … Read More