Andrew Maxwell :- Shake a Leg 5*****

There are many things that are constant in Edinburgh in August, dodgy weather, too many late nights, boozing and that Andrew Maxwell will be plying his own brand of laughter inducing hilarity that is a delight to listen to. Maxwell … Read More

Natalie Palamides: Nate 4****

Commendations to Ms Palamides for creating a show and a character which explore complex issues in an interesting and engaging way. The show is intelligent and thought-provoking. But I wanted to walk out in protest so much I was almost … Read More

Stand Up, Weather Girl 3***

This show is warm and enthusiastic, and not the worst way to spend an hour. Ms Fraser was an English teacher, is now a supply weather presenter, and feminist. She’s struggled to reconcile these last two (presenting and feminism), mostly … Read More

Rachel Fairburn: The Wolf at the Door 4****

Ms Fairburn opened with a club-set joke, and I was briefly disappointed. It didn’t really match the vision that had walked out on stage. But she kept going and she explained, and it got so much better. Ms Fairburn has … Read More

The Travelling Sisters: – Toupé 5****

The Travelling Sisters are Lucy Fox, Laura Trenerry and Ell Sachs, three trained actors from Australia who decided that their talents, and they are multitudinous, were better served as a comedy sketch group. And who am I, or any … Read More

Neil Delamere:- Controlled Substance 4****

Maybe there is something in the air in Ireland that makes the conveyor belt of really funny comics churn out more year after year. Okay Delamere has been around for a while, I first saw him in 2008, but he … Read More

Laurence Clark:- An Irresponsible Father’s Guide to Parenting 5*****

I have always found Laurence Clark to be a funny comedian, and one who has always had a story to tell in his own style, a winning formula of him talking and blending in video and big-screen visual gags and … Read More

Lucy Frederick: – Even More Naked 3***

Lucy Frederick comes onto stage and opens with an apology…she is posh and finds it hard to finish her sentences. Well the first one is correct she is but not so sure of the second.

In a set packed out … Read More

Athena Kugblenu: Follow the Leader 2**

I really wanted to enjoy this show, but it felt like an hour of material that would have been more at home in a comedy club of the less salubrious variety, where the patrons are a little inebriated and not … Read More

Edd Hedges: For Eva, from Forever Ago 5*****

Well, this was an unexpected delight. Some performers tell stories, and you never leave the venue. Mr Hedges tells stories and transports you to his car at the service station, his parents’ living room, the pub, his school. He even … Read More