Motherhood: A Comedy 3***

Tara Newton-Wordsworth is a good performer: she’s got good diction, holds the stage well, understands about pacing and volume and how to land a punchline and all that jazz that goes into making up one half of a good comedy … Read More

Luke McQueen: Bad 3***

This is the hottest venue I have ever been in, so Mr McQueen deserves considerable commendation for keeping the audience awake and engaged. He acknowledged the fact the room was a sauna, and this – and his unwavering energy in … Read More

Sarah Johnson’s Guide to (Im)Practical Parenting 4****

Sarah Johnson is as mumsy as they come. She and  some of the audience had a discussion about how moist Edinburgh has been these past few days while we were waiting for the rest to get their coffees. Ms Johnson … Read More

Seymour Mace is my Name Climb Up My Nose and Sit in my Brain 4****

What a journey that would be! And how much fun! But if we can’t physically do as requested then the next best thing would be is to go to his show right? Too right.

Mace has been performing his unique … Read More

Phil Nichol :- Too Much 5*****

The bundle of hyperactive energy that is Phil Nichol returns to Edinburgh once again with another of his quality hours of mayhem that few if any can emulate and is as always at the top of his A game.

As … Read More

The Noise Next Door’s Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time! 4****

The Noise Next Door are Matt Grant, Tom Livingstone, Sam Pacelli and Robin Hatcher, together have been performing Improv comedy for quite a few years now and can always be relied on to deliver a high energy wacky and extremely funny … Read More

Tom Kitching: Welcome to my Barn 3***

Mind your head on the dilapidated electric fence, don’t disturb the owl, and join Mr Kitching in his barn populated with a variety of farm-yard characters, including Steven, the trans-species sheep/cow, Mr Christmas the turkey, and a blade of grass. … Read More

Olaf Falafel Presents Knitting With Maracas 3***

Standing room only for this meandering show which has three introductions: one as the audience was ushered in (sort of like a free extra bit), one to return Mr Falafel to the stage, and one to open the show proper … Read More

John Kearns: Double Take and Fade Away 4****

John Kearns is such a virtuoso performer that an audience is irrelevant. Some performers (and this is no criticism of those) respond to receptive, enthused, alert audiences and are inspired or goaded to up their game, feed the reciprocal cycle … Read More

Luke Rollason’s Infinite Content 3-and-a-half ***

Luke Rollason is delivered to the stage in a box. He needs to be plugged in before we can access the content. And as with much content on social media, you need to interact in some way – answer the … Read More