Mark Simmons: New Jokes 4.5****

Mark Simmons has over the years built an enthusiastic following who may well have discovered him because one of his jokes was again high in the Best Jokes on the Fringe list.  His mostly one-liner puns suit that format … Read More

Lorraine Hoodless – Bumpy 3.5

There definitely plusses and minuses in performing Free Fringe shows, the big plus being you do not lose a small fortune as you might in a bigger pay venue, but the draw back of this people tend to wander in … Read More

Alistair Barrie – AlistairCratic 4.5****

Deep in the bowels of Edinburgh’s Old Town, at the Liquid Rooms Annexe, lurks the lair of Alistair Barrie, a stand-up of renown, returning to his August habitat once more. A popular return judging by the healthy numbers attending his … Read More

Mark Simmons – Quip Off the Mark 4.5 ****

The is sometimes gold found in deep, dark and dank underground caverns, and this is certainly the case with this show. Comedy Gold For quite a few years in my opinion Simmons has been one of the very best, but … Read More

Mark Simmons:- One-Linerererer 4****

In the forty words that you are allowed to put in the Fringe brochure to describe your show Mark Simmons has elected to just put the word joke 40 times. Is that lazy? Don’t think so as it is an … Read More

Carey Marx :- Carey, Carey, Quite Contrary 4****

Carey Marx is doing his 13th Edinburgh show he tells us and this award winning comic is as usual entertaining everybody as only he can. There is something about how he constructs his show that allows him to get away … Read More

ForniKATEress 4****

Best known as a political comedian and commentator, Kate Smurfwaite bucks the trend of analysing Trump or Brexit and gets back to a tried and tested topic – sex! Specifically, her own sex life in a polyamorous relationship with one … Read More

Brendon Burns – Dumb White Guy 5****

Brendon Burns may be a white guy but the last word that could describe him is dumb. In both meanings of the word. Burns is a very clever person and one of the true comedy genius’s that are still performing. … Read More

Greyhound: Journey Thru’ The Dark Heart Of America – Matt Panesh 4****

Matt Panesh has written and performs this intriguing piece, billed as theatre, but I guess it could slot into story telling equally as well, but whatever genre it may be it is an interesting, informative and funny hour spent with … Read More

Rory O’Hanlon: It’s Great to Be Here 4****

There are loads of comedians performing at the Fringe year after year and sometimes it is hard to choose who to see. Rory O’Hanlon is one however who should not be missed.

I have seen his show each year for … Read More