Kai Humphries: Bare Faced Cheek

3***

Now I have to say I like his Geordie comic. I think he has great potential. I also loved his firstEdinburgh show last year and went into this, his second, expecting him to have kicked on.

Bounding on … Read More

Catriona Knox.: Packed Lunch

3 Stars ***

Sketch comedy for one, or should that be character comedy, is always a difficult number to play in my opinion and I am less sure that lunchtime is the optimum slot for it to be staged, … Read More

The Silky Pair: Jealous People

3 Stars ***

The Silky Pair are collectively Kathryn Bond and Lorna Shaw and together they deliver an hours worth of sketch comedy and music with a added extra of balloon modelling in an acting space about the size … Read More

Don’t Trust Salmon – Fin

3 stars ***

In a small stuffy basement theatre space a small audience gathered to giggle at a series of sketches unlinked to each other and mostly not about salmon (or fins). Highlights, for me, included the one about … Read More

Chris Mayo’s Panic Attack

4 stars ****

This gentleman describes himself as a forty-year old man in the body of a twelve year old gymnast, but the thing which really struck me as I watched his gestures emphasise his words, is … Read More

Matt Green:-Too Much Information

4 Stars ****

I have been watching Matt Green perform since 1999, yes 12 years so how come he doesn’t look a day older than then?

What ever the reason he is still turning out funny and entertaining shows … Read More

Carey Marx: Laziness and Stuff

5 Stars *****

I’m willing to bet that if a straw poll was taken amongst his peers for the funniest comedian Carey Marx would come out very near the top, so why is it that he is not a … Read More

Chris McCausland: Big Time

4 Star ****

This is the third time I had the chance to see Chris McCausland in the Fringe and I’m pleased to say the third time I’d enjoyed his show.

For those who don’t know Chris is a … Read More

Clare Plested :- Vegas, Jesus and Me

4Star  ****

Now I was well aware of Clare Plested as a superb comedy actress, one half of the troupe Plested and Brown, but I had never been aware that she did stand-up, or mostly in her case sit … Read More

Billy Kirkwood : Show me your Tattoo

3 Star ***

Much tattooed Scottish comedian and actor Billy Kirkwood is the host of this hours worth of mayhem in The Laughing Horse Free Festival.

The concept is fairly straightforward.Kirkwoodwarms up the jam-packed room and talks about some of … Read More