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JJ Whitehead 5 Times I Have Lied to Myself 4****
August 9, 2019 | one4review
It has been a few years since I have seen this amiable very funny Canadian comedian perform here in Edinburgh but here he is back at last. His initial audience warm-up referenced the sound bleed from another room and being … Read More
Daliso Chaponda: Blah, Blah, Blah Blacklist 4****
August 8, 2019 | one4review
Daliso Chaponda originates from Malawi in Central Africa, a country most famous for supplying children for American singers to adopt he quips at the top of the show which drew a huge laugh from the packed out crowd. And he … Read More
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd :- Dreamboat 4****
August 8, 2019 | one4review
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd is fast becoming one of Scotland’s top comics so it was with much anticipation that I went to see his second hour long Edinburgh show. There is little extrovert about him, he is self-deprecating in the opening section … Read More
Harriet Dyer: The Dinosaur Show 4****
August 8, 2019 | one4review
There is an internet meme, which starts ‘hits blunt,’ and is followed by an apparently silly question which may also contain much profundity. I imagine that could describe the process of devising this show: ‘hits blunt; what would happen if … Read More
Sinatra: Raw – Richard Shelton – 5*****
August 4, 2019 | one4review
What a fantastic lunchtime show! As soon as Richard Shelton started to sing, I knew we were in safe hands. It was like Frank was in the room with us and we were all in the palm of his hand. … Read More
Masie Adam: Hang Fire 4****
August 3, 2019 | one4review
Maisie Adam is fairly new on the comedy scene but her rise has been meteoric. 3 years ago she had never done a stand-up gig. Her first was not the normal 5 minutes, no she did an hour. 2 months … Read More
Esther Manito: Crusade 4****
August 3, 2019 | one4review
Esther Manito is performing her debut Edinburgh hour with her show Crusade, based on her own personal crusade with life. She was born in a village Essex to a Lebanese father and a Geordie mother and due to the cultural … Read More
Jay Lafferty: Jammy 4****
August 3, 2019 | one4review
Jay Lafferty has been a stalwart on the Scottish Comedy scene for ages and her profile has never been higher. Scottish Compere of the Year 2019, numerous TV and radio appearances, a gag making headlines in American press and with … Read More
Madame George by Keir McAllister 4****
August 3, 2019 | one4review
Multi Award winning writer Keir McAllister has done it again. Each year this prolific comedian and play write produces a thoroughly enjoyable, delightfully written play and Madam George is up there with his best. McAllister always enlists some of his … Read More
In For A Pound – Otago Theatre 4****
August 23, 2018 | one4review
Libby McArthur, a ‘weel kent’ face for fans of River City, brings this one woman play to Edinburgh, recounting her memories of the time she ended up in court for not paying 6 parking fines. Looking back to the 1990s … Read More
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