Madeleine Hamilton: Piping Hot 3.5***

With her laid back Texas drawl and sparkly eyeshadow, Ms Hamilton is perhaps not who you’d be expecting to march on stage playing the bagpipes, as she herself acknowledges. But she can play them, and she’s qualified to lead us … Read More

Olivia Xing: Party School 2.5**

Ms Xing is a non-native speaker of English, and though there are some good comedy bones in this show, they were a little obscured – for me as a native speaker – by the non-native prosody and intonation. Any deserved … Read More

10,000 Ideas 4****

This show definitely delivers on the title; it’s also in a tiny sauna of a room where the stage lights are about a foot above the (seated) audience’s heads, so do take in some water. Despite that, and because of … Read More

Nicola Macri: Single Entendre 4****

Confident, warm and friendly performer Nicola Macri doesn’t need to worry about reviewers in the audience of a preview show; on the strength of this first performance, she deserves full houses and (at least) a small constellation of stars.

Ms … Read More

Jay Lafferty – Bahookie 5*****

Jay Lafferty has always been an outstanding comedian and a much sought after name on the comedy circuit as well as making frequent appearances on TV and radio, and of course now a regular performer of her solo shows at … Read More

Amy Matthews – I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders 5*****

Okay it’s preview days at Fringe 2023, so sometimes one has to make allowances for nervous performers settling into their space and show right? No. That is not always the case. Amy Matthews oozed confidence and class from the opening … Read More

Anesti Danelis: This Show Will Change Your Life 3***

Anesti Danelis is a second generation Greek Canadian who as an accomplished musician has written and performs songs around the shows theme, with standup inbetween linking them into the self-improvement motif.

It quickly becomes clear that the audience will discover … Read More

Tom Stade: Natural Born Killer 4.5****

Tom Stade “from the 90s” is a well-liked regular on Edinburgh Fringe, with a large committed audience of returners who introduce friends every year to a very enjoyable hour. Hence his show is selling out nightly, and everyone leaves with … Read More

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland 4****

Who is Kieran Hodgson? He is multi talented. He is an actor, writer, brilliant impressionist and above all a gifted story teller. Some might know him simply as Gordon from Two Doors Down, and indeed, the show is centred around … Read More

Eddy MacKenzie and Liam Farrelly: Little and Large 3.5***

To clarify, this is not Little and Large or any kind of comedic parody celebrating Sid Little and Eddie Large. This is a game of 2 very different Glaswegian halves. Held in The Stand Comedy Club 2, a very intimate … Read More