Chris Turner: Vegas Baby 5*****

Always good to see a full house and Chris Turner’s show, Vegas Baby was packed to the rafters. He’s ever such a nice bloke, all Tux-ed up and drinking from a crystal glass it’s obvious he’s a classy act.

The … Read More

Rosco McClelland – Bring Out Your Dead 4.5****

Deep in the dark lair of Monkey Barrel Hive, in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town is the location for one of Scotland’s most entertaining comics once more. McClelland quipped that he did well in this room last year and … Read More

Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic 4****

Any show which starts with the amiable distribution of chocolate fingers is on to a winner. Ms Vero-Martin was also handing out badges and generally being lovely to the audience; excellent techniques in place of traditional crowd work for bringing … Read More

Ange Lavoipierre: Your Mother Chucks Rocks and Shells 4****

Australian (that’s important) comic Ange Lavoipierre has apparently been getting reviews with lots of ‘bewildering’, which is not entirely fair. The show starts in a legible place, and ends, almost precisely one hour later, at the end of its narrative … Read More

Chloe Petts – If You Can’t Say Anything Nice 4.5 ****

Chloe Petts returns to Edinburgh for her ‘difficult’ second  show this year following the critically acclaimed sell-out run last year. She was thought of in some circles as being too nice. Is this show different? Well it certainly an angrier … Read More

Josh Weller: Age Against the Machine 4****

Josh Weller delivers an excellent hour of comedy about music, also involving musical comedy. He started life aiming for a successful music career, but it didn’t work out. A decade and a half later, Josh is able to find quite … Read More

Myra Dubois: Be Well 5*****

Oh, the anticipation I felt when sitting in the front row waiting for drag royalty Myra DuBois to grace the stage with her glamorous presence. I’m a self-confessed virtual groupie, I have been following Myra on Instagram for several … Read More

Liam Withnail – Chronic Boom 4.5 ****

Liam Withnail – Chronic Boom 4****1/2

2022 Fringe saw Liam Withnail have a critically acclaimed show that sold out nightly and a lucrative series of gigs were planned for the autumn. But then in October he was diagnosed with ulcerative … Read More

Ivo Graham- Organised Fun 4****

It seems a long time ago that I first saw Ivo Graham at the Fringe as a young up and coming comic.

Obviously his star is still rising, Graham is always appearing on TV whether it is his stand-up … Read More

Francis Breen: White 3***

One of the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society’s permitted heckles is “we appreciated what you’re trying to do!”, and another is “encourage!”, both of which I would like to shout sincerely at Mr Breen’s firmly alternative show, which needs his audience to … Read More