Jazz or a bucket of Blood 4****

Strangely endearing Australian duo Ange Laviopierre and Jane Watt present a tightly-written absurdist show about motherhood and making new friends Or perhaps it’s about relationships with the friends you‘ve already got. Maybe it really is about jazz, or a bucket … Read More

Matt Forde- Inside No.10 5*****

Never can it have been easier to be a political comedian and impressionist than at the present time. There are just so many open-goals to shoot at. Or can it?. Perhaps there are just too many politicians of all colours, … Read More

Gareth Waugh – It Wouldni Be Me 5*****

It was 12 years ago that I first saw Gareth Waugh on a comedy stage as a raw wee lad from Midlothian. His potential was obvious back then and this has been realised of the intervening years. Waugh has the … Read More

Robin Grainger – An Audient with Robin Grainger 4.5 ****

It was a year ago that Robin Grainger, had his first show of Fringe 2022 and played to an audient of one customer. This show went down so well with Mike. The attendee loved it so much. A renowned Fringe … Read More

Gavin Webster – You Cannot Say Nowt These Days 4.5 ****

Gavin Webster has been a perennial Fringe favourite since… forever it seems and can always been relied upon to turn out an hour of laugh filled, comedy presented as only he can. There is no pretentions with Webster, he has … Read More

Maggie Crane : Side By Side 5*****

Boston native Maggie Crane’s stand up show manages to uniquely capture and combine moments of both tear jerking nostalgia with laugh out loud descriptive storytelling.

Firstly we are told of the teenage Maggie‘s obsession with Brendan Urie, lead singer of … Read More

Olga Koch – Prawn Cocktail 4****

It is not so unusual for the underlying theme of a Fringe show to be ‘what happened to me over the last 12 month’s and in essence this is the case here. Although being Olga Koch it is far from … Read More

Sikisa – Hear Me Out 4.5 ****

Sakisa made her Fringe debut last year and it was both critically acclaimed and did large numbers at the box office, so I was very interested to how the ’difficult’ second show panned out. Bounding out onto her stage Sikisa … Read More

Clive Anderson’s My Seven Wonders 4****

Clive Anderson returns to The Fringe with a live version of his hit podcast with a different guest each night.

The premise of the show is for the guest to come up with their seven most favourite / most special … Read More

Joe McTernan: Life Advice That Won’t Change Your Life 4.5****

At the Underbelly Buttercup, Joe McTernan entertained us to a jam-packed hour of great comedy material.

He’s a local lad, from Edinburgh, and went down a storm in a venue that felt like the oven on Christmas Day!

Joe’s show … Read More