Graham Dickson : No One Deserves This More Than You 3.5***

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this show described as an existential comedy show.

Graham Dickson performs this character piece. The premise of the show is that Graham is a struggling actor, who has just broken up with … Read More

Tom Ballard : Good Point Well Made 4****

Tom Ballard is a very loud, very opinionated Australian who clearly harbours a lot of rage. He bounds on to the stage, and in the compact venue of the Monkey Barrel 2, you wonder if the microphone is entirely necessary.

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Comedy Cluedo 4****

Australian performer Lucy Henderson excels in this remake of the popular 80’s board game Cluedo. The game play is similar to the original game however the characters, location and murder weapons have been changed.

Lucy has been murdered but her … Read More

5 Mistakes That Changed History 4****

This charming show perfectly combines history, storytelling and comedy. Self-proclaimed nerd Paul Coulter takes us on an hour-long tour of some of the greatest mistakes in history. We covered 5 stories from various historical periods, each interspersed with jokes and … Read More

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show 5*****

Packed into a wee room in Gilded Balloon’s Patter House, at 1pm, is an amazing show that has been the highlight of our festival so far. This is an improvised Shakespeare show. Members of the audience are asked to choose … Read More

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Improv Show – 5*****

I have always thought that Improv comedy is often best served in a smallish room. But this was in the 700+ Pleasance Grand, but it worked, oh how well it worked. I suppose it was a given, Paul Merton and … Read More

Absolute Monopoly 3***

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this. Monopoly is such a marmite game- people either love it or hate it. I envisaged a life sized board game however when I saw the Box venue, I knew this was unlikely. … Read More

Sasha Ellen- My MILF-Shake Brings all the Boys to the Yard 3.5***

Sasha Ellen is a 34-year-old woman from Brighton who is coming to terms with being in her 30’s and being labelled a MILF but the only problem is, she is not a mother! She does have a fourteen-year-old younger brother … Read More

Pythonesque Comedy by a Dry Surreal Geordie Bloke who has ADHD 4****

I love when performers nail the title and the blurb, and the show you see is exactly the one you were expecting to see. Even better when the quality of the show is high and it delivers as promised, excellently. … Read More

The Faff Chronicles 4****

Erin McKinnie is Scottish (Perth) and takes full advantage of her accent, with rolling rs and punchy vowels. It imparts a musicality and verve to the show that Ms McKinnie justifiably relishes, and it’s nice to hear a local accent. … Read More