Nathan Cassidy — From The Ashes 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cassidy is back with his new show, and things have changed since last year. It’s Christmas past; he’s divorced and finds himself living in a basement, not so much a digital nomad but a dadless Basement Jaxx, as his kids … Read More

Mike Wozniak: The Bench 5★★★★★

Mike Wozniak opens The Bench by making it absolutely clear that it is not our fault the show didn’t start on time.

Wozniak plays every upstanding, waffling, friendly, over-informed, village-council-attending middle-aged man you’ve ever known, holding court with excellence bar … Read More

Boxticker – Becky Price 4****

After a comedy hiatus of 11 years Becky Price returns for a short run at this year’s Fringe. Her comedy career was going well, and then suddenly she vanished. Okay probably to do further study, she is an NHS nurse, … Read More

Hasan Al-Habib: Stuck in the Middle (East) With You 4★★★★

Hasan Al-Habib is television-ready. A clever, talented comedian with a PhD in oncology, he combines great timing, strong material and excellent callbacks with a great gift for wordplay. The eldest child in an Iraqi immigrant family in Birmingham, he mines … Read More

Pirates: You Wouldn’t Steal A Boat 4****

Pirates: you wouldn’t steal a boat’ is like no other. A rather odd mix of friendship, pirates and references to a very famous actor. At points you will be on the floor laughing, at others you’re singing along to a … Read More

Leviathan x Asmodeus 4****

A double bill of Scotland’s next bright young things, and first to take the stage is Saoirse O’Hooligan. She gets off to a strong start, and it’s delightful, getting the crowd immediately with the barbed comments she’s had about looking … Read More

Patrick Monahan – I’m Not a Terrorist… I’m Freddie Mercury 4 ½ ****

Patrick Monahan has been coming to the Fringe for well over 20 years, yet each show he does seems as fresh as a daisy, partly because he does have a tendency to get so involved with his crowd work, identifying … Read More

Lara Ricote — INKLING 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lara Ricote bursts onto the stage as a ball of frenetic energy and declares herself very quickly as someone who loves mystery and is comfortable with other people knowing something she doesn’t. She also believes that everyone she ever encounters … Read More

Eryn Tett : Tasting Menu 4****

Welcome to the House of Eryn, our chef and waitress of cranium delights. At first sight, you may wonder what exactly you’ve walked into, with Eryn dressed in slightly ill-fitting red chef’s overalls. Don’t expect any Ratatouille-meets-Disney vibes or Marx … Read More

A Haunted House — 4****

This was a one of the most original shows I’ve seen! One man takes the audience around a “haunted house”, playing various characters along the way, including vampires and zombies. He does this mostly by miming and using different voices … Read More