Croft & Pearce: Do it Like a Lady

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4 Stars

Now if there is one thing that sketch comedy needs is a slick presentation.  A running gag or two, some quality material and able performers help as well of course, but for me anyway any dead time, … Read More

Logic for a 5 Year Old

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Two comics, Jon Wagstaffe and Richard Wood, bring you a short stand up piece each, preceded by some video tomfoolery, a sketch and ‘musical musings’. They’re in The Space @ Surgeons’ Hall, and do remember to shhhh! … Read More

Lady’s Live Longer – Ladylike

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3Stars

Louise Fitzgerald and Victoria Temple-Morris are the constituents of Ladies Live Longer and already have a string of competitions behind them. Their offering years Fringe is a selection of sketches and character comedy pieces all performed with high … Read More

Damien Crow – The World According to Damien Crow

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The world, according to Damien Crow, doesn’t understand him: neither his soul nor his dress sense. Two thirds of the show is spent explaining why, and in the last third, he (and a friend) demonstrates. Apparently your … Read More

Stephen Carlin: Pandas vs Penguins

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There are several strands which are linked together in Stephen Carlin’s brand of dry, observational humour. His starting point is the different behavioural characteristics of pandas and penguins sparked off by the arrival of the two pandas to Edinburgh … Read More

James Acaster – Prompt

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This is the first time I have taken in a James Acaster show and I was mightily impressed by his complete stage presence, comic timing and the effortless ease of his storytelling approach to comedy. His style is best … Read More

This Is Soap C Theatre

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It has been a few years since I have been at this show so I thought it was about time I returned to see what was happening in the world of bubbly stuff.

The show runs everyday of the … Read More

Entries open for Amused Moose Laughter Awards

Entries have just opened to this year’s Amused Moose Laughter Awards for the very best comedy shows on the Edinburgh Fringe from ‘undiscovered’ performers, so emerging or previously ‘overlooked’. 

The main prize is £5000 plus a commercially filmed showcase at … Read More

Vinegar Knickers: Sketchy Beast

3 Stars ***

A blonde, a brunette and a redhead walk into a venue and perform a sketch show.  It sounds like the start of a trite gag. The Sketchy Beast show that is subsequently served up sometimes feels trite … Read More

Pistol And Jack: Smash. Glam. Sex. Music

3 Stars ***

Is this a comedy Show? A cabaret? Character comedy? A selection of all three in reality and of course music music music.

The characters are Pistol, a loud raucous, needy American chanteuse and Jack, undoubtedly English, but … Read More