Newsrevue  30th  Anniversary

It was 30 years ago that NewsRevue first graced the Edinburgh Fringe and although it was a few years after that that I started regularly attending shows in August since I discovered them in 1995 I don’t think I … Read More

The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show

The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show If you have ever looked at the Edinburgh Fringe programme and thought where do I start, I know I certainly have. How do I select the good shows from the dross? Well, this … Read More

Shane Langan:  Not Also, But Only

Does a writer, who has no stage presence, reading extracts from a book of his various jottings of little merit, constitute a comedy performance? Well, it does not for me. When the writing might raise a flicker of a … Read More

Tom Basden:  Now That’s What I Call Music – Based Comedy

Now That’s What I Call Music-Based Comedy

Tom Basden’s show really does do exactly what it says on the tin. A random collection of songs, pictures, lists, invented musical instruments and Basden’s own brand of quirky comedy. … Read More

Andrew Maxwell The Lamp

The hall is packed, the temperature inside is tropical everyone posed for the arrival of the ‘clown’, his words not mine, and onto the stage a vision on white, shorts, singlet and trainers strides Andrew Maxwell. Open quote, ‘Don’t … Read More

Brian Gittins: Roadside Cafe Owner

Brian Gittins assumes the character of the café owner who dreams of becoming a comedy superstar. All he wants to do is make people laugh with a few jokes, comedy songs and games.   Unfortunately, he lacks more than … Read More

Daniel Sloss – Teenage Kicks

I suppose it is just about a year now that I first saw a teenager take to the stage at the Stand Comedy Club and he just blew it away with a short slot that belied his tender years … Read More

4 Poofs and a Piano – Smoke & Mirrorballs

4 Poofs and a Piano – Smoke & Mirrorballs Ian Parkin, Stephen De Martin, David Roper and David Wickenden are more commonly known as ‘4 Poofs and a Piano’. This is ¾ of the groups third visit to the … Read More

Idiots of Ants: This Is War

The Idiots of Ants (Andrew Spiers, Elliott Tiney, Ben Wilson and James Wrighton) are well aware that they fulfill the cliché of four middle class white boys doing sketch comedy on the Edinburgh Fringe, and this year they certainly … Read More

Jon Richardson : This Guy at Night

When Jon Richardson states early on in his show that he “does negativity” you might worry about just how amusing the next hour of your life is going to be.  However, Richardson’s particular brand of misanthropy is a special … Read More