Rob Deering :- Beat This

3 Stars *** 

Okay, let’s start with a question. Do you like comedy, music and quiz panel games? You do? Then this is the place to be.

MC for the show is comic and musician Rob Deering and this … Read More

Terry Alderton

3 Stars ***

Now Alderton has always been a comic I really respected and I thought this large ‘geezer’ could cope with most things.

He bounded onto the stage to Bollywood style entry music and danced around for a moment … Read More

Isy Suttie – Pearl and Dave

4 Stars ****

This was the first time I had seen Derbyshire born Isy Suttie doing a whole hour, my only previous experience was in the Comedy Zone at the Fringe some years ago so I was looking forward to … Read More

Josh Howie: I Am A Dick

Three Stars

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Reviewed 8th August

The date I saw the show is significant because I have seen comedians deal with late comers, drunks and idiots who think their humour is better than the act but never “heckled by … Read More

Phil Jupitus’s Quartet – Made Up

4 Stars  ****

Now Impro comedy is anything but new. ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ paved the explosion some years ago on TV and it was a main stay of many a Fringe since.

Phil Jupitus, TV Presenter, deejay, … Read More

Carl Donnelly 3: Carl Donnelier!

4 Stars ****

 One young comedian with a growing reputation and following is definitely Carl Donnelly and having seen his full length show for the first time it is not difficult to understand why.

Donnelly is a laid back … Read More

Kev Orkian the Guilty Pianist – The Closed Venues Tour

5 stars ***** 7th August show.

What can I say? Kev is a musical comedian and does it superbly. He has a quick wit and a great rapport with the audience. He is very funny and a very good player … Read More

The Amazing Bubble Show

***** 5 Stars

This show has always received high acclaim amongst audience members and 2011 is no different, we sat through this show and once again watched child after child willingly throw themselves open to volunteer for mysterious tasks … Read More

Mitch Benn

4 Star ****

It has been all too long since one time Edinburgh resident larger than life comedian Mitch Benn graced the Fringe in a solo show.

I first came across him as part of a double act with … Read More

Rosie’s Pop Diary – Rosie Wilby

3 Star ***

Now I have of heard of Rosie Wilby the comedian for a few years now and each year I had seen her enjoyed her style more. But what I didn’t know that back in the 90’s, … Read More