Adam Hills Mess Around

*****

5 Star

When watching top comics riffing with the audience over a number of years I regularly wondered how much of the pre-prepared shows we  saw, with some very little I always suspected.

Well, I couldn’t have been alone, ‘cause … Read More

Tom Craine – Choirboy to Addict & Back Again

***

3 Stars

This is Tom Craine’s second solo show at the Fringe and having seen his debut last year, I can confirm that 12 months have definitely produced a more accomplished and confident performer in this young comic. This second hour … Read More

Ava Vidal Lessons: I Should Have Learned

****

4 Stars

 I first became aware of Ava Vidal, was it really 2004, and saw her Fringe show in 2005 following her TV performance in C4’s Kings of Comedy, and have watched her progress with great interest.

Her media … Read More

Tiffany Stevenson – Dictators

****

4 Stars

Before I first saw Tiffany Stevenson some eighteen months ago, I had been informed by some in the know that she was a talent to watch out for, and having seen her perform a few times since … Read More

Jo Caulfield: – Cruel To Be Kind

*****

5 Stars

I have a lot of respect for Jo Caulfield as a performer whether the performance medium is TV, Radio, or for me where she really excels live on stage doing stand-up and have had the good fortune … Read More

Matthew Hardy – Willy Wonka Explained: The Veruca Salt Sessions.

4 stars ****

Julie Dawn Cole is in the psychiatrist’s chair.  Her complaint?  Being endlessly associated with the character she played in a cult film 40 years ago – the brilliantly spoilt Veruca Salt.  On the other side of the … Read More

The 80s Movie Flashback

3 stars ***

If, like me, you’re a fan of the cinematic classics that are Ghostbusters, Top Gun and Dirty Dancing, then you might be intrigued by the promise that The Flashback offer: to let us in on what our … Read More

Frisky and Mannish: The College Years

5 Stars *****

Oh Frisky.  Oh Mannish.  Oh Frisky and Mannish.  Undoubtedly my personal highlight of Fringe 2009, I couldn’t grab a ticket fast enough for this follow up to the barnstorming, roof raising spectacle that was ‘School of Pop’.  … Read More

WitTank

4 Stars ****

WitTank is a group of three guys who perform a bundle of rapid fire, well crafted, basically silly sketches. They have the stage presence and comic timing to make the content work as the laughs from a … Read More

Kai Humphries – Evolution

**** 4 Stars

It’s useful at times to visit showcase type shows as occasionally you pick up gems that would otherwise have passed you by. Such a case in point is young Geordie comic Kai Humphries, who I saw doing … Read More