Andrew Maxwell – That’s The Spirit

5 Star

*****

Andrew Maxwell has been packing then in at Fringes since I can remember and this year is no exception with the sold out show attracting fans old and new and as usual he delivered.

Maxwell is not … Read More

Comic Strip

4 Star

****

Well this is exactly as it says on the tin.

Comedy and burlesque in a tent. A bar a night time warmed up crowd. The conditions were perfect.

Compere for the night was the funny and on … Read More

Loretta Maine – Bipolar

4 Star

****

Edinburgh Fringe is honoured one again to have the presence of Loretta Maine gracing it with her presence following a year of trawling the comedy fleshpots of the UK and has brought with her a whole new … Read More

Holly Burn – The H Club

4 Stars

****

Ever wanted to join a private members club but couldn’t get in? A thought that had never preoccupied me I must admit, but wacky Holly Burn has solved the problem for us all by opening the H … Read More

Jo Caulfield – Thinking Bad Thoughts

4 Stars

**** 

It was always a highlight of my Fringe to see the Jo Caulfield show as apart from on TV occasionally it was my only chance to catch a comedian who for me always delivered a show packed … Read More

Lucy Porter- People Person

4 Stars

**** 

I have been an avid fan of Ms Porter for a long time now and it was a poorer Fringe for the last two years in my opinion when, due to other more pressing things, well she … Read More

Munfred Bernstein’s Cabinet of Wonder

****

This is a really lovely show. Think of it as funny theatre rather than outright comedy, with some (ukulele!) music thrown in. Munfred Bernstein (I have no reason to believe that … Read More

Phill Jupitus- You’re Probably Wondering Why I asked You Here?

4 Stars

**** 

Now many people will know this larger than life comic from TV. He is a long standing team captain on ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’, a frequent guest on comedy panel shows such as QI and has also … Read More

Billy the Mime

***

I did not entirely like this show – which is my own fault for I did not heed the warning: ‘not for the easily offended’. I wouldn’t count myself as such, so maybe it that warning needs … Read More

Claudia O’Doherty – The Telescope

****

You know how some comedians can split a room? Well, during this show, on one side was me and a handful of other people going ‘what?!’, and the rest of them whooping and laughing hysterically at things … Read More