Christian O’Connell: You’ve Ruined My Morning… and Other Fan Mail 4****

Christian O’Connell is the Breakfast Show host for 17 years on Absolute Radio and also has a nice side-line as a stand-up comedian as well. Judging by his previous shows and especially this 2015 offering he … Read More

One Man Breaking Bad: The Unauthorised Parody 4****

Miles Allen is clearly a very enthusiastic and devoted fan of the cult television drama Breaking Bad. In this excellent one man parody he covers all five seasons, that’s 62 episodes in 60 minutes, and manages … Read More

Victoria Wood + Me: Mo Shapiro 3***

There can be no doubt that Victoria Wood has gone down in the annuls of time as a national treasure and has legions of fans. Rightly too. It is an honour … Read More

Ed Byrne: Outside Getting In 4****

Ed Byrne started his comedy career 21 years ago he tells us near the top of the 2015 opus and has been consistently performing top class shows ever since. He remains one of the top acts … Read More

Joe Hart: Dirty Rotten Apples 2**

When asked to go and see this show I thought Hmm shouldn’t he be playing for Manchester City not doing a comedy show? But it turned out it was a different Mr Hart, this one a nerdy 22 year old … Read More

Willie and Sebastian 4****

Andy Gray and Grant Stott are well known and much loved Edinburgh Pantomime performers, who this year have turned their hands to something a bit meatier with their portrayal of writer, satirist and producer William Donaldson (Gray) and the flamboyant … Read More

Abigoliah Schamaun: Post-Coital Confessions 4***

The first time I saw Abigoliah Schamaun a year or two ago she was interspersing her comedy with some of her ‘previous life’ as a side-show performer.

There is no need for such gimmick now this ballsy New Yorker, … Read More

George Egg: Anarchist Cook 3***

George Egg is a stand-up he informs us, and as such spends a lot of time in hotel rooms and has obviously a lot of time on his hands. And thought things through and has discovered … Read More

Mark Nelson: Older than Jesus 4****

It says something about Mark Nelson that he won The Scottish Comedian of the Year a year after his first open spot gig, was it really 8 years ago?

Since then he … Read More

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Minging Detectives 4****

Along with poor diet, bad weather, no sleep and too much drinking, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre have become one of the staples of the Edinburgh Fringe. The main difference is that while the other … Read More