Bright Club: Scotland’s Fringe

****

My most favourite thing about this show was the compere, whose voice was like pouring cream. I also quite enjoyed the comedians, who range in experience, but who all delivered a competent and confident set.

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Sarah Hendrickx: Time Traveller

***

Ms Hendrickx does stand-up with audience engagement, which accompanies the storytelling (and a song) which gives the show its rough theme: her attempt to set right something which went wrong some time ago. It involves … Read More

Crunch the News

***

Crunch the News is a topical news show, which invites members of the panel to choose their favourite news story of the day for discussion. Panellists (and hosts) vary; the panel I saw had an … Read More

Tony Law: Nonsense Overdrive 3 Star (+1 for audience reaction)

12.40 is an outrageous time for a comedy show to start. In Fringe terms it is about breakfast time, but cult comic Tony Law is selling out on a regular as clockwork basis.

But then nobody ever could accuse Law … Read More

This Is Soap: The Improvised Soap Opera C Theatre 4 Star ****

Improv comedy has been around for a long time and each year I think surely it has had it’s day, but every year another bunch of young comics prove me wrong.

C Theatre have been running this show for … Read More

Brendon Burns Hasn’t Heard of You Either 5 Stars *****

Brendon Burns is an alpha male Aussie comedy star, that love him as I do, hate him as I guess some do, you just can’t ignore him.

Burns is a great comedy showman, he always has been and I sincerely … Read More

Gráinne Maguire’s One Hour All Night Election Special 3 Stars ***

Gráinne Maguire is a general election geek. Fact. She openly admits this stating it is the highlight of her life every 5 years and with no election around this year has decided to stage her own election special.

The packed … Read More

The Noise Next Door: Soundhouse 4 Stars ****

The Noise Next Door are an improv Sketch team consisting of Tom, Charlie, Sam Tom and Matt. They really set Fringe 2012 alight and are doing a similar job this year as well.

This uber talented quintet use partly scripted … Read More

John Gordillo – Cheap Shots at the Defenceless 4 Stars ****

John Gordillo is certainly not a flashy comic. No fanfares for him, no eccentric costumes or audience participation, just an educated comedian who always delivers a well-crafted hour of his musings.

Gordillo has a aversion about reviews and not just … Read More

Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: Psychic Fayre – 4****

On the way into the show, everyone gets a card to write down a secret and their questions for a psychic. These are then collected in and a few secrets revealed throughout the show.

A sceptic is found, labelled, and … Read More