Lucy Porter: Wake Up Call 4.5****

I must admit I’m a bit of a fan when it comes to Lucy Porter and she never fails to deliver a good show at the Fringe.  This year is no exception.  She performs in a beautifully air conditioned venue … Read More

Eleanor Morton Has Peaked 4****

12.40 in a Fringe Day is usually about breakfast time, but it is the start time for once local Eleanor Morton to return home and once more showcase her significant comedy talents in the sauna that is Monkey Barrel Carnivore … Read More

Larry Dean – Fudnut 5*****

Can it really be 2013 that I first saw a fresh-faced Glaswegian, Larry Dean, win the Scottish Comedian of the Year award. Even with a short set I knew that he was headed for stardom, and I was not wrong. … Read More

Alisdair Beckett-King – Nevermore 3.5 ***

Once you have seen Alisdair Beckett-King it is impossible to forget him, even if it is only for his mane of flame red hair and similar beard. But that is not all that he has going for him by far. … Read More

Maisie Adam – Buzzed 5*****

If ever there was a show title that summed up the performer’s demeanour, then this is the one. Almost running into her venue Maise Adam is smiling from the get-go, she is doing a job she loves, performing to a … Read More

Eulogy 4****

Darkfield’s latest show in a metal shipping container at Summerhall is described as a surreal journey through a dreamlike, labyrinthine hotel that exists entirely in your mind. You certainly know what you are letting yourself in for when you … Read More

Spoons 3***

Brenda is a couples’ counsellor. She spends her life encouraging husbands and wives to open up about their relationship, while keeping tight lipped about her own.  With the death of her beloved dog Toby, and a chance meeting with … Read More

Afghanistan Is Not Funny -By Henry Naylor 5*****

The events of 31st August 2021 have inspired Henry Naylor to revisit the time he spent in Afghanistan with his friend Sam Maynard (his co producer) when carrying out research for his hit play ‘Finding Bin Laden’. It’s an unlikely but true … Read More

The Woman He Lived With 4****

Most people will know the story of Burke and Hare, who killed a reported 16 people and sold their bodies to an anatomist in Edinburgh in 1828. Very few will know the story of Burke’s wife, Helen MacDougal, told … Read More

Marcus Brigstocke – Absolute Shower 5*****

From the minute Marcus Brigstocke wandered onto stage dressed like my old Geography Teacher, he had the audience absolutely on-side with his amazing trip down memory lane of what life was like for us all during Covid.

The highs and … Read More