Parker Callahan : Soda Pop – 3.5***

Imagine the most over the top, high-energy, camp as hell Fringe show, then multiply it by 100.  What you get is Soda Pop, performed most vigorously by Parker Callahan.  This is a work-out for the senses, thumping soundtracks play … Read More

Mary O’Connell: Dilly Dally 3.5***.

n Dilly Dally, Mary O’Connell delivers a relatable and entertaining hour about figuring out adulthood in your twenties, especially when you feel like you’re not hitting the expected milestones.

She starts this hour by telling us about her … Read More

Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts 4****

An entertaining hour in the company of vibrant and charasmatic Ayoade Bamgboye proves that a comedy show can be both fast-talking and warmly reflective, a blend of interesting anecdotes and playful invention that paints a picture while keeping the audience … Read More

Alex Stringer: Happy Hour 3.5***

Alex Stringer: Happy Hour is proof that stand-up can be tender, mischievous, and deeply entertaining all at once. From the start she’s chatty, comfortable and quick-witted, with smirks and laughter rippling around the room, as she paints vivid pictures of … Read More

Carl Donnelly – Another Round 4 ½ ****

Carl Donnelly certainly knows how to entertain an audience. He has a vast array of experiences in doing so and boy is that evident.

He has everyone at ease from the get-go, he is achingly funny, full of jokes and … Read More

Anja Atkinson : She Thinks She’s People – 4****

Anja Atkinson doesn’t so much take the stage at The Stand as commandeer it, striding in with the unruly force of someone who has no time for artifice. A Sunderland native with a voice that cuts through the room like … Read More

Matt and George: Legalise Marinara – 4****

It takes guts to throw your own comedy showcase together at the Fringe. But that’s exactly what Matt Macdonald and George Leeson have done, curating an hour of stand-up that doesn’t just hold its own — it occasionally shows up … Read More

Singin’ I’m No a Billy Jr, He’s a Tim Jr – Young Offenders 4****

Before a single line is spoken, the tone is set like a derby day kick-off. Rob McLean and David Tanner appear on screen like Sky Sports pundits, parsing the stats and stakes of the evening ahead. Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s … Read More

Just To Be Close To You – 3***

In this late-night cabaret of music and comedy, Cam Poter portrays lounge singer Carl Poteraychke.  Crooner from another era, living on the success of his hit “Just To Be Close To You”  There’s a hidden tale throughout that all … Read More

Kai Humphries – Kaibosh 4****

The first time that Kai Humphries name came to my attention was way back in 2010 when I saw his first Edinburgh show and was more than a little impressed.

Since then Humphries has been a regular performer at the … Read More