Matt Blaize

Matt Blaize starts his show by commenting on his love, or otherwise, of dinner parties. The rules state we are not allowed to discuss, Religion Sex or Politics, so our topics for tonight are surprise surprise Religion, Politics and Sex.

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Lunchbox Live

Lunchbox Live is another of the showcase shows that give punters an insite as to what is available on the Fringe 2005.

The show I saw was compered by the excellent Topping and Butch and as all good comperes promoted … Read More

Lucy Porter – Happiness

I have been following the career of Lucy Porter for a few years now having been impressed with seeing her do literally a minute of her act on a show called sixty acts in sixty minutes.

Lucy’s show this year … Read More

Britalian with Stefano Paolini

Some comedians have a natural quality in that they can strike up a rapid rapport with their audience within minutes of making their entrance. Stefano Paolini, a first time performer at the Fringe, has this quality. The bare and intimate … Read More

The Lost and Lonely Rebels – A Sketch Show

Miles Jupp, Humphry Ker and Stuart Murphy are collectively ‘The Lost and Lonely Rebels’.

Difficult to describe but this sketch show is well written, directed, performed and choreographed. If one could say a sketch show is choreographed.

Rebels they may … Read More

Lick & Chew

This extremely talented double act provide a fitting end to any days Fringe going. Their eclectic mix of sketches, songs and comedy are well suited to a wide spectrum of Fringe going public. Both the opening and closing numbers are … Read More

Brendon Burns – All My Love, All My Rage

It was last year that Brendan Burns allegedly consigned his alter ego Burnsey to oblivion, I was therefore keen to see if he had been resuscitated with this show called All my Love, All my Rage.

Brendan still is at … Read More

A British Guide to French Pop

A British Guide to French Pop is the somewhat unusual title of a show, but what is really unusual in respect to the Fringe?

Presented by self confessed Francophile Toby Mitchell, ably assisted, but occasionally that is hardly the word, … Read More

The Boy Who Cried Whale

Take a brilliantly constructed script, zany action, witty songs and crazy impersonations, and what you have in this show is the best in comedy theatre. Four guys and one girl act out a series of fast moving sketches, at first … Read More

Best of “So you think you’re funny”

This late night show at the prestigious Gilded Balloon was a selection of the winners of the Heats of ‘So You Thing You’re Funny’ so one would expect a high class show wouldn’t you?

Well you don’t always get what … Read More