Aidan Jones: Chopin’s Nocturne 4.5☆☆☆☆

This is a beautiful, polished, passionate show blending classical music and stand-up comedy, which is also about classical music, and stand up comedy, and what it means to make art, and be human. Aidan – dressed as Chopin – tells … Read More

Marty Gleeson: Dog Ear 4☆☆☆☆

Marty Gleeson has an insouciant, take-me-or-leave-me, surety to their stage presence that is both beguiling and exudes reliability. This show might take some weird turns, but Marty knows what’s up, and will see you through. She’s also really funny, with … Read More

Anna Leong Brophy: Born Sexy Yesterday 4****

Despite still reeling slightly from being borrowed onto stage to participate in a three page script (thank you FOH who said the front row was safe!), I remain sufficiently cogent to say that this is an excellent show. It has … Read More

Isabelle Glinn On Ice ☆☆☆

Having handed, on entry, an ice cube to each audient, Isabelle Glinn gives such a heart-wrenching portrayal of a three-year old at their first competition that it made it quite difficult to put sufficient severity the telling-off Ms Glinn invited … Read More

Aaagony Aunts 3***

Louise Leigh and Pauline Eyre are the eponymous aunts, delivering a show that from the very start is more like actually going round your lovely aunt’s house than a Fringe show: cosy and relaxed and welcoming. Two guests share their … Read More

Gabey Lucas: Check Out This Potato That Looks Like a Beluga Whale 2.5**

A few things coalesced to make this show – or perhaps just this performance – not the one that Ms Lucas would have liked it to be. Axing material in the run-up to opening, with a reviewer in for the … Read More

Ifrah Qureshi — 48 Flaws of Power — 4 ****

Edinburgh born Ifrah Qureshi has questions, and tonight she’s looking for answers. As a Scottish Muslim, she is trying to make sense of the world and where she stands within it. Living with her mum, she has middle-child syndrome where … Read More

Amanda Dwyer — Better Than Revenge — 5*****

The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2026 winner’s new show comes with a warning sign about the themes discussed. “So, you all read the sign before you came in?” she asks. No one in the audience has. “Well, that … Read More

Kurt Sterling — 1 Big Aussie Showcase — 4****

Kurt Sterling comperes an Aussie extravaganza of talent from Down Under. Not just a line up of antipodean comedy, but I also encountered cabaret and circus. In fact, every day will be different.

Mr Sterling does an awesome job warming … Read More

Jenny Gorelick- SORRY 4****

Petite New York based comedian Jenny Gorelick makes her Edinburgh fringe debut with SORRY but what is she apologising for? The quirky Jewish comedian gives a confident 40-minute performance and an insight into her dating experiences, dating Apps and more, … Read More