Arabella Weir: Does My Mum Loom Big in This? 4****

The title of this show gives you a clear idea of what to expect – a comic analysis of Weir’s relationship with her mother, who was not a naturally maternal woman, and how this influenced her self-esteem, which in turn … Read More

Accessibility Gala – 3 ***

The Accessibility Gala is designed to be comedy for folks who need support and help to enjoy it, from the live captions of Claire Hill – for the sake of deaf and hard of hearing participants, to easy wheelchair access … Read More

Laura Davis: Better Dead Than a Coward – 4****

Laura Davis is a refreshing comic with a wide array of topics, and takes on day to day life, that you definitely haven’t heard before, but, trust me, you want to now.

There is an overall sense of randomness to … Read More

Robin Grainger:- Dog Complex 3.5 ***

Robin Grainger has been around the comedy scene in Scotland for a few years now and although is now Edinburgh based hails from a village in rural Aberdeenshire and references the contrast in the two places in his icebreaker material … Read More

Ross Leslie: Pretty Shy for a White Guy 4****

Ross Leslie has been gaining a reputation over the years as a talented comic who is always a safe pair of hands in comedy terms and having seen his show I can concur. Leslie is a local guy, Edinburgh born … Read More

Police Cops – Police Cops in Space 5*****

The award winning Police Cops are back with their latest adventure ‘Police Cops In Space’, and it doesn’t disappoint. This show hits every Hollywood trope with aplomb, following the tale Sammy Johnson trying to fulfil his pledge to his dying … Read More

Eleanor Tiernan – Enjoying the Spotlight Responsibly 4****

Eleanor Tiernan is a self confessed cranky gen Xer who has definitely found her audience. The show was sold out and there was a real warmth for her in the room. She opens by empathizing with the audience’s experience of … Read More

Stephen Buchanan – Baby Dove 5*****

Stephen Buchanan was crowned the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award 2018. This, it seems, was enough to persuade Stephen to give up his job in a large supermarket and concentrate on comedy full time. A good choice. Stephen … Read More

Ali Brice: Bin Wondering 4****

This show’s brilliant. It’s random and inane throughout, and poignant and heartbreaking for the duration of a mayonnaise metaphor; it hold up flaws simply in order to air them, and then breaks the tension with the most unexpected and perfect … Read More

Science Idiot 3.5***

This show in one word: subversive. Ms Hunter starts the show with the usual format: tell something personal so the audience can relate, make yourself vulnerable so they’ll like you, and chat to the audience so you’re approachable rather than … Read More