Luca Cupani – Happy Orphan 3 ½ ***

I would imagine that It is definitely a challenge to do one’s first Edinburgh hour. It must be even more so when one is doing it in not their first language, and in Luca’s case English is not even his … Read More

Fred MacAuley in Conversation 4****

The Fringe Day can be long and hectic, flitting from venue to venue, never sure what one is going to see.

Well those clever folk at the Gilded Balloon have come up with a good option for a relaxed start, … Read More

Glenn Moore- Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I’m 64 5*****

Glenn Moore has always been a comic you can rely on since he first graced the Fringe back in 2016 and is always one of the first comedians I set out to see, so it was no real surprise to … Read More

Finlay Christie – Ok Zoomer 4.5 ****

Okay I am used by now to seeing performers a generation younger than me do outstanding comedy performances, but when it’s heading towards two generations?? I must admit that I was sceptical as to how it would go down with … Read More

Alice Brine – Brinestorm 4****

Alice Brine is doing her first ever Edinburgh hour, although comes with a huge reputation and following earned in her native New Zealand.

Alice has a larger than life personality, and from her entrance to the sold out room to … Read More

Jamie MacDonald: Reasonably Adjusted 5*****

“Fancy seeing this show?” the words that can either strike fear, excitement but certainly a note of apprehension to any festival goer. However – I struck comedy gold when I was offered tickets to see Jamie MacDonald at The Gilded … Read More

Comedy at the Woodside Aberdour 12/12/21

So what does one do on a dreich December Sunday evening in Aberdour? The solution was on hand with a new venture staged at the revamped Woodside with the staging of their first comedy night and to hopefully … Read More

50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh Again 4****

This show has a very cold open, but it takes Michelle Christine a very short time to turn a bemused audience into a delighted one. With no fanfare, she assumes her position on the bench-seat masquerading as a stage, explains … Read More

Daphna Baram: Unmuted 3***

Ms Baram doesn’t apologise for her Israeli accent anymore (why should she ever have?), and there’s little else to be apologetic about in this show either. Ms Baram is a story teller, and this year – and the rest of … Read More

Larry Dean:- Work in Progress 5*****

It is more than a little unusual for a work in progress to be reviewed, but having spoken to him after the gig, ever amiable Dean was more than happy for this to be done so here we go. With … Read More