Nick Mohamed – The Forer Factor

Nick Mohamed is a totally new name to me. Whilst his show ‘The Forer Factor’ is not one of the most hysterical shows I have seen at the Fringe.  I can say I love several of his characters and … Read More

Rob Heeney – I’m Better Than My Dad

Ron Heeney is billed as the Isle of Man’s funniest, possibly only comedian and he is making his Fringe debut with his offering ‘I’m better than my Dad.’ The show opens with a series of pictures of Rob with … Read More

Topping & Butch & Friends

Where in the world could you get a guest list  of this quality and quantity on one line-up except in the middle of Edinburgh with Topping & Butch! I couldn’t believe my luck when I discovered who was on … Read More

Sally Swallows & The Rise of Londinian

Billed as the Uk’s darkest and nastiest comedy -horror sketch show, I suppose it maybe has reached it’s aims.

I found it nasty, the script horrible and the jokes and running gags generally poor.

I was not alone, the person … Read More

Russell Howard – Skylarking

Russell Howard first came to our attention during the Pleasance Press Launch in 2004, we then saw him at The Stand Comedy Club. On the strength of these two snippets I went to see his full show ‘Skylarking’.

Both Russell … Read More

Russell Brand – Eroticised Humour

Ok to start with I don’t watch ‘Big Brother’, we don’t have digital TV and I hadn’t been drinking before the show.

Why then did it surprise me that I felt I was in a plastic bubble being kept away … Read More

Romantic Comedy – A Stand-Up Show

Terry Saunders is a tall, mid 20’s Londoner with something of a Woody Allen Appearance. He has an engaging, easy and even soft delivery.

Opening with a lively routine about auctioning on e-bay, he quickly involved the audience with some … Read More

Robert Dubac’s The Male Intelect: An Oxymoron

Apologies to those familiar with the figure of speech, but an oxymoron is defined as the combination of contradictory words to form an expressive phrase. Knowing this, gives an idea where Robert Dubac is coming from. The male intellect, he … Read More

The Road to Pisa

Welcome to Renaissance Italy and meet the Dell’Artes family, Alfredo, Ronaldo and Mamma, a circus act that to be frank needs an upgrade. They team up with a peasant girl with oomph, by name of Bella and head to the … Read More

The Road to Boothby Graffoe

Boothby Graffoe, is a place in Lincolnshire I believe, but for me there is only one Boothby Graffoe and he is a tall comic singer who has been gracing the Fringe for years.

Initially I wasn’t aware that he was … Read More