Carl Donnelly: Jive Ass Honkey 3***

Carl Donnelly is a tried and tested Fringe comic who has delivering his own style of show to huge audiences each time. There is nothing fancy about his shows just Donnelly, like a guy in the … Read More

Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started 4****

Has there ever been a better time for a political comedian to be around given what has happened over the last 12 months and is to happen in the imminent future? … Read More

Alex Edelman: Everything Handed to You 5*****

Alex Edelman had a pretty damn good Fringe 2014, a hit debut hour that won him the Fosters Newcomers Award, thoroughly deserved in my opinion. But how has the last year treated him? Judging from his … Read More

Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts 5*****

I was not alone in being impressed by Dane Baptiste last year in fact he was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award s was interested to see how he went about the difficult second show.

I need not have worried. … Read More

Tez Ilyas: Tez Talks 4****

Tez Ilyas appears before the audience in a sharp suit and cheeky glint in his eye, he has a little dance and is ready to get the party started. He thanks the audience for completing the … Read More

Lee Nelson: Suited and Booted 4****

Simon Brodkin’s alter ego, Lee Nelson, has chucked the tracksuit and gone for a more mature look in his suited and booted show. The costume might have changed but it’s still the same cheeky chappy character interacting with all the … Read More

Sarah Callaghan: Elephant 4****

What a lovely breath of fresh air Sarah Callaghan is, this 23 year old bounds on stage in this high energy performance exuding the confidence and maturity of a true professional. Sarah is a very ambitious girl and has worked … Read More

Mark Simmons: Laugh Yourself Thin 5*****

This show is absolutely jam packed with jokes throughout and the audience must have burned off as many calories as a good workout as they were sore from laughing at the end.

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Jenny Bede: Don’t Look at Me ***

There is no doubt that Jenny Bede is a talented performer. She is an actress, a very good singer and no mean comic as well and she showed off her talents to good effect in this … Read More

Cat in the Hat 3***

Those of you familiar with the Dr Seuss children’s books will know they are bright, bold, and a bit, well, strange. Strange characters, strange animals and strange storylines. Cat in the Hat is no exception. First published in 1957, it tells the … Read More