Crowd Work with Frank Skinner 4 ½ ****

Crowd work is a skill sometimes underestimated in the comedy world, but when it is done well it can be amazing. Avalon have decided in their wisdom to present an hour of this skill, hosted by the amazing Frank Skinner … Read More

Darren Gaffney: The Full Gaffney 4****

A Sunday night crowd and the lad from County Cavan is whipping up a storm with his trapdoor entrance

The first big hit of the night is about Irish conservatism being eroded, and a progressive step is the local … Read More

Will BF: Moon Team IIIV 5*****

Moon Team is a very good film that doesn’t exist. This is a show about its controversial, much worse sequel which is also a prequel. Which also doesn’t exist.

There are shows that are “high concept” and then there are … Read More

Gearóid Farrelly -No Pressure 4 ½ ****

Bounding onto the stage, in a smart suit over a fancy tee shirt, he is not normally a fancy guy, he loves dungarees, even bought himself dungaree shorts for the summer, he quiped. There are two main threads to this … Read More

Slim for Life 4****

Anyone who’s ever been in a slimming group knows that they can be a little bit cult-y. The ritualistic weighings, the confessing of “sins” and the strict adherence to rules to live a good life can feel all too religious. … Read More

Grimm AF 3***

In a world of fairytales, where only where princes and princesses seem to get happy endings, the much maligned Big Bad Wolf (or, as he prefers, the Wolf) is stuck working dead end jobs, desperately trying to avoid the spotlight … Read More

1 Pill, 2 Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill: A Matrix Parody Musical 4****

In the back of a record shop something is stirring. The Matrix is back, but not as we know it. And Becky Goodman is using every inch of this cupboard space to create a brilliant, DIY-style one-woman show.

The … Read More

Joe Sib: Aggie A Comedy About Moms 4****

Joe Sib is back at the Festival, and he’s delighted. Edinburgh is like his adopted home, with a lot of his favourite bands, like The Exploited and The Rezillos, coming from here. They made up a huge part of his … Read More

Dan Kelly : How I Went to Every Supermarket in the World 4****

Dan Kelly brings together a fascinating story of how, after leaving university he became a data collector for ten years, which involved travelling the world to record the cost of living in far of countries, noting prices in shopping centres … Read More

Ryan Cullen: Cullen Me Softly 4****

Irishman Ryan Cullen is back with a brand new show, and he’s taking no prisoners, with a line about dating a celebrity that will divide his crowd. The laughter is raucous; they pass with flying colours. And we are off … Read More