Set List: Stand Up Without a Net

4 Star

**** 

The principal of this cult show is simple, the execution is far from that.

The idea is that top comics from across the Fringe are invited to pit their comedy brains by seamlessly and spontaneously delivering a … Read More

Laura Levites:- American Girlfriend

5 Star

*****

If anyone could cast aspersions as to the value of free shows at the Fringe then I would have to point you to this show as an example of all that is good.

Laura Levites is a … Read More

Amused Moose Comedy Awards Final

5 Stars

*****

Okay there are a few competitions around for aspiring comics and I’m sure each and everyone is well worth their while, but for me the format that Hils Jago, promoter and the founder of Amused Moose, has … Read More

Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls

***

This is an unusually constructed show for a comedian to devise. At the outset, Alexis Dubus, who does have an engaging personality, gives a disclaimer that the content is basically two extended travel stories and that there may not … Read More

Sam Simmons: About The Weather

*****

Sam Simmons has a passion for putting weirdness into comedy. His powers of imagination, creativity and preparation are awesome. His performance magnificently combines intense physical buffoonery with a very tight script.

This show does have a narrative structure. He … Read More

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Comedy Academy Graduate Show

(Due to nature of show not given stars)

Although I am locally based I was unaware that this scheme even existed until recently and what’s more it’s the second year it has been running.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society organised … Read More

Steve Shanyaski’s Life-Survival Bible

4 Star

****

It can’t be easy doing a show in a glorified ships container, well it feels like that anyway, late at night yet still selling the show to a weary audience, but I tell you what this Manchester … Read More

Jarred Christmas: Let’s Go MoFo

4 Star

****

Jarred Christmas is a well seasoned comic, an excellent compere but in his heart he is a dancer (!!) as illustrated in his New Zealand traditional Haka opening.

Christmas is in control from the onset, but it … Read More

Vikki Stone: – Hot Mess

4 Star

**** 

How to describe Vikki Stone!! She is a funny comedian, she is a fabulous singer, and she is one hell of a piano player. She is so talented it could almost be unfair to everyone else around … Read More

The Early Edition

****

After a few years’ break from the Fringe, the Early Edition makes a welcome return. Posh boy Marcus Brigstocke and Brixton boy Andre Vincent take a satirical look at the daily newspapers and throw in a bit of gentle … Read More