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Ashley Haden: You Are All C**ts – 4****

August 25, 2025 |

Ashley Haden hasn’t even officially started when the first story kicks in. As the audience file in, he’s already off on one about Fringe accommodation, squeaky beds, and the indignity of being ID’d for buying WD-40 — all delivered with … Read More

Adam Bromley: Irrational Optimist – 3***

August 25, 2025 |

Adam Bromley comes with pedigree. An award-winning comedy producer with years in radio, he knows his way around structure and timing. With Irrational Optimist he turns that craft on himself, delivering a surprisingly comforting wander through existential dread — all with the … Read More

50 Shades of Ty Gray – 4****

August 24, 2025 |

In a very compact venue, usually a karaoke room, Ty Gray sets out his stall and delivers a great performance in his one man show, “50 Shades of Ty Gray”. This young Aussie is no shrinking violet, his material … Read More

David Ingram : Carrot Top, (Memoirs of a Gay) – 3.5***

August 24, 2025 |

Carrot Top, Memoirs of a Gay, is a bright and breezy expose of David Ingram’s chequered past, from his humble roots growing up in Scotland to the dizzy heights of being cabin crew and travelling the world.  His humour … Read More

Shrink Wrapped: A Psychologist Analyses Comedians, Live on Stage – 4****

August 21, 2025 |

There’s an explosion of panel-style shows at the Fringe this year, and standing out is no easy task. Shrink Wrapped does it with a clever twist: part comedy showcase, part live therapy session, part panel chaos — and somehow it … Read More

AL! The Weird Tribute (and How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense) – 4****

August 20, 2025 |

Like many millennial comedy nerds, much of my formative years were spent listening on repeat to the reworkings of popular songs made by comedy music legend Weird Al Yankovich, from Armish Paradise (a parody of Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise) to Eat … Read More

Dutch Courage – Rachel Morton-Young 3***

August 19, 2025 |

Dutch Courage is Rachel Morton-Young just absolutely gushing over her adopted home, the Netherlands and dives headfirst into all the offbeat ridiculous funny stuff culturally that happens when you move across countries. Think of it as a travel comedy guide … Read More

James Beckett: Stutter Island –   4**** 

August 19, 2025 |

James Beckett is a film nerd to his bones, and he begins as such—inviting the audience to name as many Samuel L. Jackson films as they can. It’s a clever icebreaker, a communal quiz that turns strangers into collaborators, laughter … Read More

Kate Pinchuck: Don’t Panic! 4****

August 18, 2025 |

South African–born, UK-based Kate Pinchuck opens her show not by bounding on stage, but with a wryly inventive recorded airplane announcement. We’re asked to fasten our seatbelts, expect a little turbulence, and note where the emergency exits are. It’s more … Read More

Twonkey’s Zip Wire to Zanzibar – 5*****

August 18, 2025 |

Being a fan of the experience that is Twonkey is not an easy thing to summarise, nor an easy thing to recommend. I am truly of the belief that he is the Fringe’s very own David Lynch with all the … Read More