Aerosmith to ZZ Top – The A to Z of Hair Metal with Steve McLean 4****

Comedy in front of a rock-literate audience is a high-wire act. Too often, stand-ups retreat into their safest material — watching it land with all the grace of a dropped cymbal — or bluff their way through the subject, exposed … Read More

Rubber Duck 3.5***

In a room that need a dehumidifier more than air con, Elle Bert put a room of clammy audients, a majority of whom had been hooked in off the street, immediately at ease and got us on board with the … Read More

Eric Rushton – Innkeeper 4.5****

Eric Rushton opens to a packed room — sold out, with queues outside for returns. Winner of the Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, Rushton hits the stage as a consummate professional — … Read More

Knight, Knight 4****

Sometimes the comedy is in testing the limits of an audience. What will we tolerate, which plot elements are a smidge too far, what does it take to make us squeal and cringe. Can a character the audience has only … Read More

Comedy Sheep: Best of Wales Stand-Up – 4****

A total over-dose of Welshness, 5 of Wales creative talents take to the stage in this wonderful showcase.  Hosted by Ignacio Lopez, this group of Comedy Sheep have us in stitches with snippets of their own personal performances.

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Stuart Mitchell & Festival Friends 4 1/2 ****

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There’s no doubt that Stuart Mitchell is fast becoming a new favourite Scottish comedian.  He’s happy to rip the backside out of audience members and turn their responses to his questions into fantastic comedy moments.  His dead pan sarcastic … Read More

Abby Howell’s: Welcome to My Dream 3.5***

Abby Howells’s entrance on stage is soundtracked by the somewhat unsettling and bizarre Tiny Tim song ‘Welcome to My Dream’ – the title obviously inspiring the name of her show. One of Abby’s first disclaimers is her regret in … Read More

Luke McQueen: Comedian’s Comedian 4****

There have been over 500 episodes of Stuart Goldsmith’s The Comedian’s Comedian podcast. Luke McQueen has yet to be invited on as a guest. In his 2025 Fringe show, he takes matters into his own hands. Through the use … Read More

Late Night with Terry Wogan 3***

Benjamin Alborough is Terry Wogan “back from the dead”. This is a  late night Fringe show with a format which offers much promise in an Alan Partridge chat show host style parody. Unfortunately, this is improvised and as a result … Read More

John O’Keefe – Surviving Myself 4****

Limerick lad, John O’Keefe lands at this years Fringe with his show, Surviving Myself.  And in a packed out room, he keeps us laughing from start to finish while seeking to find solace in self-improvement and self-help.  His delivery … Read More