AAA Stand-Up

The Pleasance Cellar is not the biggest space on the Fringe, but when full, and it was, has loads of atmosphere and the feel of a comedy club, so could be seen as an ideal venue for three up and … Read More

Jason Byrne: The Lovely Goat Show

Why do Geoff and I keep going back to see Jason Byrne?

I think he is a comic genius! I have always loved his manic Irish style, his non-stop vitality and this year he demonstrates his suppleness by starting … Read More

Jane Godley is Innocent

I believe Janey Godley is Innocent, I also believe she is an ethnic minority: a white, female, Scottish, comedian!

Having previously seen several good shows and knowing the sort of performance that Janey usually delivers I was a little under … Read More

Jackie Loeb: Limited Social Skills

Jackie Loeb to me is a bit of an enigma. She is a larger than life personality that is for sure, but I don’t know where she was trying to go with this show.

She certainly is a very talented … Read More

I’ve Stuttered so I’ll F-F-Finish

Jaik Campbell is a brave comedian. Yes, he does have a stutter but he is a funny man, andhe knows how to deliver a punch line despite his obvious affliction.

He traces his life through school, university and work in … Read More

Improvedy

Take five young talented impro comedians compered by Lloyd Stephens, a ‘whose line is it anyway’ type basis and an audience up for a laugh and you get a late evenings entertainment enough to send you into fits of laughter.

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Ian Kendall’s Magic Show

I think we should get Ian under the trades description act, it shouldn’t be Ian Kendal’s Magic Show it should be Ian Kendal’s Show Is Magic!!

After watching him on the steps of Southside for years working with Mitch Benn … Read More

Guy Browning’s Small Talk

Billed as a show where you can get practical help with all those teeny problems you may have on the most needed level the trivial!

Guardian columnist and Radio 4 star Guy Browning is said to be the funniest and … Read More

Greedy

Unrestricted View bill themselves as an antidote to seriousness, and they certainly achieve that.

This revue / sketch show is silly, at times very silly, but does not have, in my opinion, the strongest material around. All four try hard … Read More

The Great Australian Showcase

Three Aussie comedians on the bill, and hours show, seemed like a bonza deal to me!

The three comics had attracted a fair bunch of their countrymen, but a number of Brits were there to and enjoyed the material as … Read More