Why We Ate Cliff Richard 

Jonathan Donahoe and Daniel Benoliel, aka The Roaring Boys take us on a sort of ‘Summer Holiday’! It is a journey to find and meet Cliff, not travel with him. On the way they miss the bus, are the … Read More

A L Kennedy : Present Tense 

Award winning author Alison Kennedy is an artiste I have seen quite a lot as she is a regular at the Festival City best comedy club, The Stand, so I have been watching her progress with interest. She has … Read More

Best of Scottish Comedy

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 Dan Atkinson: The Credit Crunch and Other Buscuits

Before the entry of  Dan Atkinson to the arena there is a brief AV detailing his life from birth to date which roughly corresponds from the Thatcher era to date. Atkinson commences this the usual banter with the audience … Read More

Frank Woodley  –  Possessed 

‘Possessed’ is comedy theatre, showcasing the all round talents of Frank Woodley. At the outset, there is a touch of stand up to outline the action ahead. Louis Winkleman, a lonely reclusive ‘Mr Bean’ like character, becomes inhabited by … Read More

Ian Stone – Where’s the Down?

Ian Stone was once told by a woman descending a hill that it was, “much easier coming down than going up”.  His retort to this slice of obviousness was suitably sarcastic but it did give him the idea for … Read More

Jon Richardson:- Dogmatic 

I usually hear Jon Richardson’s dulcet tones through a sleepy headed funk.  His Sunday morning radio show with Russell Howard is required hangover listening in my house.  However this was the first time that I’ve ever seen his stand … Read More

Lucy Porter The Bare Necessities

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Newsrevue

I think it now common knowledge that Canal Café Theatres News revue is as much part of the Edinburgh scene in August as the Tattoo and is very nearly as popular, certainly far more so with this reviewer. For … Read More

Plested and Brown in Health and Stacey

Clare Plested and Adam Brown are the intrepid duo who have been delivering excellent comedy shows over a number of years and having discovered them a year or two ago there is no chance of any of our review … Read More