Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective 

Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective  www.edcom8.com                  www.comedytrain.nl

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Bridget Christie: – – – – – 

There is a lovely looseness about Bridget Christie’s show. There are, of course, the scripted sections of stand up and really strong visual humour but in between she seems to veer off at a tangent. If it works, she … Read More

Des Clarke – Desire

Last year I saw Des Clarke live for the first time and expected much. However I left then a little disappointed. What a difference 12 months make, this time playing to a packed out Pleasance Cavern, Clarke was on … Read More

Get Up, Stand Up 

If you are looking for a value for money show this Fringe then I suppose Free Fringe apart, this must be up there with the best. The show lasts for nearly two hours, boasts a bill that includes 4 … Read More

James Sherwood Songs of Music 

In a sense this is a review of a review. Accompanying himself on keyboards, James Sherwood casts a critical eye over the lyrics of many well known pop songs. He has a pleasing singing voice which does help to … Read More

Justin Moorhouse’s Ever Decreasing Social Circle 

It usually doesn’t bode well for a performance when the act has to ask audience members to leave right at the beginning of the show.  Fortunately Justin Moorhouse wasn’t having to forcibly eject problematic hecklers, rather a 10 year … Read More

Mark Watson:….

It’s hard not to warm to Mark Watson immediately.   He’s like a wide-eyed, gleeful child . . .  with added swearing.  He mocks his confidence but it seems to have grown over the past few years and his stage … Read More

OCD: My Family and Other Anals 

I have to admit that this show had not been on my list to review this Fringe, but having met Gill on a few occasions early on I decided to give her show a try when one I was … Read More

Reception

There is no doubt that Jen Brister and Clare Warde are both excellent comedy actors with quality cv’s in the bag so to have them perform together as somewhat disillusioned receptionists in this piece should have ensured a cracking … Read More

Sarah Millican’s  Not Nice 

I had heard a lot of good things about this Geordie lady over the last couple of years but this was the first time I had had the chance to catch her live and I have to say that … Read More