Lucy Porter: Choose your Battles 4****

Lucy Porter has been appearing at the Fringe for well over a decade and you know you are in safe hands with her, the majority of the audience return year after year to see this popular comedian as she never … Read More

Pam Ford: Pants and Pantsability 3***

Pam Ford is a quirky Brummie brought up in Australia, now living in the home counties. She’s led a varied life, with plenty of challenges, not least, being brought up full of British inability to ask for help and support.

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Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done for Me? 4****

Gráinne Maguire is a bouncy, friendly compere, who has assembled a panel of comics to explain why we should care about their news story, all the while not assuming too much topical knowledge. She describes it as a show “for … Read More

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again! 5*****

Going in to this show, I had two questions: 1) is it hastily rewritten, or would it just be repeating his ‘best bits’ from Unspun? Many a comedian does repeat their TV highlights, but it would be a risk for … Read More

Eleanor Morton – Angry Young Woman 4****

Eleanor Morton was dubbed as the poster child for awkward, usually seen with her trusty ukulele or mini keyboard singing her quirky ditties. But that is no more! New Year 2017 and she reinvented herself. She may look similar to … Read More

Steve Bugeja – Summer Camp 4****

Steve Bugeja is a very personable comedian who can write and tell a story like the best of them and the particular tale he is showcasing this year was back in 2009 when as an eighteen year old he worked … Read More

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd – The Boyd With The Thorn in His Side 3***

I guess this may have not been the ideal gig to see Christopher Macarthur- Boyd really perform at his best as there were a number of things against him, some won’t change, and others could His venue is a nice … Read More

Jo Caulfield Older, Wiser, Smarter, Meaner 5*****

Jo Caulfield has been a mainstay of the comedy world for a while now and her shows are always amongst the first to be on the sell-out boards as it is a sure fire certainty that each one will be … Read More

Carol Cates Lady Carol 3***

Back in 2009 Carol Cates as Lady Carol first came to my attention and blew me away. I have subsequently seen her perform quite a few times and felt she had a niche in the market that nobody got close … Read More

Ellie Taylor This Guy. 4****

Ellie Taylor arrives on stage and immediately engages the audience with her enthusiasm. Announcing that this is her first audience at the Fringe where they have actually paid money to see her. Having previously only played the Free Fringe.

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