Lara A King: Midlife at the Oasis 4****

Wihin moments the audience in this almost soldout room warms to Lara who is not only funny and upbeat, but a joy because of the bonus of a delightful singing voice. Indeed Lara’s songs work so well at bringing the … Read More

Vix Leyton- Antihero 3.5***

Vix Leyton is a Welsh comedian who has just turned 39 and feeling the pain a bit of being 1 year away from a milestone birthday, and a mother who thinks she should have children by now.

Vix boasts being … Read More

Gavin Webster – You Cannot Say Nowt These Days 4.5 ****

Gavin Webster has been a perennial Fringe favourite since… forever it seems and can always been relied upon to turn out an hour of laugh filled, comedy presented as only he can. There is no pretentions with Webster, he has … Read More

Paul Sinha – Pauly Bengali 4.5 ****

To many, Paul Sinha is synonymous with the Sinner Man from, ITV’s The Chase, or maybe as a Celebrity Goggle Boxer, but of course long before that he was, and still is an excellent standup comedian, and in recent times … Read More

Seymour Mace Does Drawing 4.5****

There are a few things that one can be certain of when attending a Seymour Mace show at anytime and also a lot more that is less certain.

Firstly, you will have an hour of top class entertainment, delivered in … Read More

Tom Stade: Natural Born Killer 4.5****

Tom Stade “from the 90s” is a well-liked regular on Edinburgh Fringe, with a large committed audience of returners who introduce friends every year to a very enjoyable hour. Hence his show is selling out nightly, and everyone leaves with … Read More

Eddy MacKenzie and Liam Farrelly: Little and Large 3.5***

To clarify, this is not Little and Large or any kind of comedic parody celebrating Sid Little and Eddie Large. This is a game of 2 very different Glaswegian halves. Held in The Stand Comedy Club 2, a very intimate … Read More

Marjolein Robertson – Thank God Fish Don’t Have Hands 4****

Marjolein Robertson – Thank God Fish Don’t Have Hands 4****

There is no doubt that Marjolein Robertson is a very competent, engaging comic, has stage presence and knows how to write and relate an hour of very funny stories.

Hailing … Read More

Possibly the Last Chance to See Susan Morrison – 4****

Having being ushered into the bowels of the Newtown Theatre at noon, everything in place, ready to go, the only problem, where is Susan Morrison?

A lady bursts into the venue, berating the Edinburgh roadworks that are everywhere and a … Read More

Simon Munnery: Alan Parker Urban Warrior Farewell tour 4****

Extinction Rebellion and the climate crisis have given Alan Parker, the bedsit anarchist a new lease of life. His signature sheepskin jacket now sports a graph of carbon emissions levels and is twinned with a gillet jaune underneath. Lefty … Read More