CSI Crime Scene Improvisation — 5*****

This is my teenager and my second year of seeing this brilliant show. The premise is that we, the audience, help a detective catch a murderer. In order to set the scene the audience is asked for suggestions about the … Read More

Depths of Wikipedia — 3.5***

This show is basically one very enthusiastic and entertaining woman talking about Wikipedia for an hour, which sounds much less entertaining than it was.

I learned a surprising amount about how Wikipedia works, including who can update pages and the … Read More

Gavin Webster – The Last Ever Punk Rocker 4****

Over the years that Gavin Webster has been performing at the Fringe you can be sure of a slightly old school proper comic performance from a master of his art.

Don’t look for hidden meanings. Webster says what he means … Read More

Mitch Benn – Asking Elvis 4.5 ****

I have seen many guises Mitch Benn has presented over the 30 years or so he has been in and around the Fringe in August, yet year by year this very gifted funny man manages to present a different … Read More

Marc Jennings If and When– 4.5****

Marc Jennings had been popping up regularly on my Facebook Reels and TikTok feed recently, so when I discovered he had been selling out shows at the Fringe for the past few years, I was curious to see whether a … Read More

Carl Donnelly -Extra Show 4 1/2****

For more than 20 years now Carl Donnelly has been a Fringe regular, popular, a raconteur and always very funny.

So why would a little inconvenience like now living in Melbourne stop him continuing with his habit and true to … Read More

Michael Spicer : Hope All’s Well 3.5***

Best known for his viral The Room Next Door sketches, Michael returns to The Fringe with his brand new show; Hope All’s Well. The show is less stand up and more a mix of video sketches with some familiar characters … Read More

Majenin — A Palestinian Love Story 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Majenin is an Arabic word for ‘crazy people’. Marena Riyad employs this title for this hybrid stand-up play about two Palestinians falling in love far from home in New York and London, though still inextricably bound by their connection to … Read More

Rosie Holt : The Illegal Aliens Have Landed 4****

Rosie Holt could almost be described as an Edinburgh Fringe veteran, making her Fringe debut back in 2017. Rosie has amassed quite a following which is much in evidence tonight at the Pleasance 2. Rosie’s alter ego has crossed the … Read More

Eleanor Morton – The Mermaid 4 ½****

What a gradual transformation has taken place over the past decade or more since Eleanor Morton, starting as the awkward kid gradually morphing into the confident, erudite woman of today. One thing that has been constant though is the ability … Read More