Genius for Dummies

The ‘for Dummies’ series of books has been round for a while in the computer world and as it says on the box assists people in achieving fetes above their normal abilities.

The aim of this show is to turn … Read More

Phil Nichol

It was only a couple of years ago that Phil Nichol was a Perrier nominee, and now he is playing a small room in a late night slot.

The location may have changed from the slightly more glamorous Pleasance, but … Read More

Beyond A Joke

The history of Cambridge Footlights has alumni that features many a star and each year there is an aspiring new generation of Stephen Frys and Emma Thomsons.

I have been watching them for a few years myself, some better than … Read More

Beyond all reasonable Gout

Seven Medical and Vet Students, an hour of prime time and a comedy sketch show should be a recipe for sixty minutes of first class fun, should be, but although they tried hard a lot of the material was not … Read More

Boothby Graffoe and the following people

After several years of seeing Boothby Graffoe, Geoff finally relented and let me go. I’m so glad he did he might have to fight over him in the future. I love musicians who tell jokes, or is it comedians who … Read More

Bourbonitis

Otis is back in Edinburgh, with his own distinctive take on Country and Western music, mixed in with jokes, the odd political comment, and some improvised lyrics and banter.

For the uninitiated, Rich Hall’s “uncle” (actually, it’s Rich in a … Read More

Brendon Burns

Those of you, who have not seen Burnsy before, beware. He is not by any stretch of the imagination be called a shrinking violet. It is a rare sentence that does not have at least one four letter expletive in, … Read More

Chris Corcoran – Welsh Assembly

If Chris is not affiliated to the Welsh tourist board, he should be. His ambition during the fringe is to double the population of Wales. He encouraged our Welshness by feeding us Welsh cakes, getting us to sing and advertising … Read More

Colin Murphy – Miraculous

Colin Murphy is a name that has been around for years, I know that I have certainly seen him 3 or 4 times previously. He didn’t come to the Fringe last year and says he missed it, and I know … Read More

Craig Hill – One Man & His Kilt

Craig Hill the camp Scottish comedian hasn’t always been on my must see list, but I’ve seen more and more of him on TV and decided it was about time I tried to see him live.

His spectacular entrance through … Read More