A-Team – The Musical

* * * * 4 stars

Take a popular American TV series with heavily contrived plots, a cross section of male stereotypes, frequently occurring totally obvious situations and a female to be rescued and you have TV’s ‘The A-Team’.  Mix … Read More

Chris McCausland – 7 Strikes

* * * * 4 stars

Liverpool born Chris McAusland, who unfortunately lost his sight due to a degenerative eye condition, is already playing to packed-out houses at Pleasance Below, and it is really easy to understand why.

He … Read More

Rhod Gilbert: The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst

* * * * * 5 stars

Geoff has been going on about Rhod Gilbert for years. More recently you can’t turn on the TV without seeing him. I have seen him in the passing most Fringes for the past … Read More

Tiffany Stevenson: Along Came A Spider

* * * * * 5 stars

It was back in March that I first saw Tiffany when she was performing at The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh and I was really impressed with her as a performer and with … Read More

Tom Craine – Comfort Blanket

* * * 3 stars

Tom Craine was not a name I was aware of before Fringe 2009 programme appeared, but I’m always keen to hear new talent so I gave this early evening show a try.

It appeared that this … Read More

William Andrews – Nitwit

* * * * 4 stars

This is the third year on the trot that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing William Andrews perform.  And it is always a pleasure.  From 2007s excellently surprising ‘Ugly Kid’ to last year’s sublime … Read More

Alun Cochrane … Is A Daydreamer (At Night)

I first saw Alun Cochrane on the Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow on BBC1 earlier in the year and immediately noted the name for future investigation. Entering to ‘Daydream Believer’ tall and slim Cochrane took to his stage and enraptured … Read More

Best of Irish Comedy

A lot of shows that claim to be the best of could almost be charged under the Trade Descriptions Act but that is never anything that could happen to the Stand with their ‘Best Of’’ ‘cause they are exactly … Read More

Dan March – Goldrunner

Success and failure are the themes of Dan March’s comedy routine. Few people have experienced real triumph in front of millions of TV viewers. Dan March achieved this as a naïve, geeky 17 year old by winning the Goldrun … Read More

Fergus Craig Still Watches Neighbours

Fergus Craig is a young stand-up with a confession to make. He still watches Neighbours!! And judging by the numbers that are pouring into his show he is not alone in the sustained fascination with this Aussie soap. Entering … Read More