Liz Bains – Great Wife Material 4****

Kent-born comedian, writer, and globe-trotter Liz Bains has the kind of backstory that sounds perfectly ordinary on paper — until you actually hear her tell it. She’s lived, worked, and wandered across the world, but instead of morphing into a … Read More

Baby Wants Candy 5*****

Baby Wants Candy has become an Edinburgh Fringe institution, selling out for the past six years.

Until recently, I wasn’t a fan of improvised shows, I usually avoided them and in truth possibly labelled Improv as a bit cringey. That … Read More

Denzil de Cristo: Artificially Intelligent Procrastinating Pundit 4****

Denzil de Cristo introduces himself as “Wolverine if he were undergoing chemotherapy” — a line that sounds brutal on paper but, in context, is a sharp, self-deprecating icebreaker. In truth, he’s more of a Marvel in his own right, armed with a … Read More

101 Rules for a Better World (By Comedians) 4****

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If you’ve been in a social setting and heard someone say, I could fix the world if only people listened, this is your show — except here the arguments are funnier and occasionally even plausible. Hosted by Leslie Gold … Read More

One Big Oops 3.5***

Here’s your big chance to confess your sins in front of the comedy congregation.  This is no ordinary church however, this is the literal church of the poison mind.  One Big Oops focuses on all those naughty things you’ve … Read More

Rory O’Hanlon – Back Again 4.5****

If you’re looking for a good Irish comedian to see at The Fringe this year, look no further, for Rory O’Hanlon, Back Again, is absolutely feckin’ brilliant.  In a very cosy pub venue, he treats us to non-stop gags … Read More

Su Mi: THISMOTHERPHUCKER 4****

In the dictionary under Marmite is this show. One man in the front row had the best time of his life, falling to his knees in worship during the standing ovation (I do not jest). Other folk looked a bit … Read More

Auntie-Hero 3.5***

When Louise O’Toole gets into her stride, which she does about half way through the show, she’s an excellent performer with lots of funny and entertaining things to say. The crowd work at the start was somewhat strained, but that … Read More

Olivia McLeod Is Unrepresented 3***

Olivia McLeod’s fever-dream of what the world would be like if she hadn’t been made to doubt herself is a lovely show that leans into her roots in musical theatre performance. You can see it in her massive smile and … Read More

Kate Owens: Cooking with Kathryn 4.5****

You can feel the trauma streaming off of Kathryn as soon as the lights come up. We’ve been primed to its nature by some pseudo-Springsteen Christian rock, but you don’t need much more than a couple of faux-cheerful sentences accompanied … Read More