Dan Nightingale: The 11 and 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

****

Dan Nightingale is an unknown name to me and I would suspect he is to many who regularly attend the Fringe. He last appeared at the Underbelly in 2008. If he has been away honing up his act, then … Read More

Sean Hughes Stands Up

***

I wasn’t a huge fan of this show. I don’t think it’s funny to be outright rude to your audience: all but calling one person ugly and decrying another’s clothing choice. Some enjoyed his humour though, and those being … Read More

Jeff Leach: Boyfriend Experience

****

Jeff Leach is self-confessedly ‘needy’, and he has fine tuned his techniques for getting the responses he needs from the audience. His apparent honesty is entirely charming, and does create a predisposition to find him funny – … Read More

Rob Auton: The Yellow Show

***

I think this show might appeal to you if, in addition to ‘knowing of the colour yellow’ you don’t mind a little insanity in your comedy and enjoy things that are completely surreal, like the song from … Read More

Kevin Shepherd: Thus Spoke Kev – Free

4 Stars ****

Thus Spoke Kev is a show about Nietzsche, a German philosopher whose name is best copy & pasted, and whose best known work is “God is Dead.” Sounds a right giggle, right?! Well, it was a very … Read More

Birth Order

3 Star

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Rachel Anderson kicks off with an upbeat start, followed by explaining her interest in Birth Order. She’s one of five, with a massive wider family, and the first born.

This apparently makes her the dominant one, the … Read More

Funny Women at the Fringe

4 Star

****

It’s always difficult to review a show like this as the only thing that can be covered in reality is the concept as such is the nature of the beast is that the comics change daily.

Now … Read More

Paul Ricketts – Ironic Infinity

*** One of this show’s main topics was comedy itself, asking if “funny isn’t enough” for a stand up. So, is it? This show was funny. I enjoyed it. Is that enough? It’s certainly better than some hours I’ve spent … Read More

Mark Little :- THEbullsh*tARTIST

2 Stars

**

I have to say I was unsure of what to expect going to see Mark Little after a number of years of not seeing him. Little was one of the first alternative comedians in his native Australia, … Read More

Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD

*****

You might have seen this show last year. If you didn’t you now have no excuse because it’s on for free (though you can make a donation at the end). And just because it’s free doesn’t mean … Read More