Catriona Knox – Player 4 Stars ****

Ms Knox is a talented comedy actress who I have seen over a few Fringes now so it was no surprise that I was in a rather busy performance area to see her 2013 performance.

Greeted in person as … Read More

Chris Coltrane – Compassion is Subversive

*****

Chris Coltrane is an activist with what might be described as anti-tory principles; this year’s superb show pokes some serious fun at some of the more idiotic policies and political events of the last year, spiced with … Read More

Janey Godley is Ungagged 5 Stars *****

It has been a couple of years now since Janey Godley has performed a run at the Fringe, so for her legion of fans it was great to see her back and as an added bonus her extremely funny … Read More

Bench Bites

****

Bench Bites presents a day in the life of a bench, told through brief sketches of interactions between an array of well-drawn characters who remain on the entirely believable side of caricature.

This is a … Read More

Tales from the Fringe

***

This was not entirely what I was expecting but was fun nonetheless. Barry Ferns hosts fellow comics talking about…well, I expected it to be their experiences of the fringe, but it was far further ranging … Read More

Rosie Wilby – Is Monogamy Dead?

***

Rosie Wilby, having experienced a slew of breakups in her social circle, wants to know if monogamy is dead. In her quest to find an answer, she turns to politicians, stats, research and finally the … Read More

Wardens

****

A group of five people, three of them traffic wardens, are pursued by a rioting mob and seek refuge in their unofficial clubhouse. They can’t leave safely, no one seems to be coming to help … Read More

Bec Hill :- Bec By Popular Demand 3 Stars ***

Comedy is the medium that has so many facets and styles  that it must be difficult to know how to be different given that there are so many comics out there.

However Bec Hill certainly has carved herself a niche … Read More

Does my face look big in this?

***

Caroline Hardie takes as her springboard into an hour of wacky comedy the statistic that around 80% of our thoughts are repeated from one day to the next. Caroline believes … Read More

Ellie Taylor Ellie Vision Four Star ****

Former model Ellie Taylor first came to my attention when she was one of the comics featured on ‘Show me the Funny’ on TV a couple of years ago. She has also been the presenter of Snog, Marry Avoid … Read More