Nathan Caton: Can’t Tell me Nothin’

* * * * 4 stars

Natan Caton is yet another of the new comics gracing Edinburgh for Fringe 2009, and one that had slipped under my comedy radar up to now. Not anymore however!

Caton is another well educated … Read More

Neil Delamere: Bookmarks

* * * * * 5 stars

It was nearly two years ago that I first became aware of Neil Delamere when I saw him on a best of Irish at The Stand Comedy Club and although it was too … Read More

Minority Report

* * * 3 stars

Ava Vidal is performing two shows this Fringe, and I was the reviewer to see Minority Report.

The concept is that Ms Vidal, a very funny comedian, with the aid of pre filmed footage, … Read More

Phil Nichol: A Deadpan Poet Sings Quiet Songs Quietly…

* * * * * 5 stars

Geoff may have discovered Phil Nichol before me but this Fringe I have seen all three of his shows. In his stand-up at the Stand II we meet yet another new character. Phil … Read More

The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show

* * * * 4 stars

Have you 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 could be the … Read More

Glenn Wool : Let Your Hands Go

* * * * 4 stars

Glenn Wool has a certain swagger in his style that I’m growing to appreciate more every year.  He’s loud and brash and crude, but that doesn’t hide the fact that underneath his scruffy exterior … Read More

Jason Byrne – The Byrne Supremacy

* * * * * 5 stars

What can I say about Jason Byrne I have not already said over and over again? I have loved this mad Irishman since we first saw him 13 years ago in Pleasance Two. … Read More

Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page: Cocktails With Coward

* * * * * 5 stars

Alistair McGowan is well known for his many TV shows and multiple persona. At this years Fringe he is performing in two shows, his own ‘Alistair McGowan The One and Many’ and Alistair … Read More

Jack Whitehall – Nearly Rebellious

* * * * 4 stars

The questions that many may ask, can Jack Whitehall, now something of a TV celebrity at the tender age 21, do the business as a stand up comedian? Can he do an hour of … Read More

Rich Hall’s Campfire Stories

* * * * * 5 stars

Early afternoon in the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Rich Hall, packed house, brilliant show – seems like déjà vu! Rich Hall is now something of a Fringe stalwart and his following of … Read More