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

Deirdre Robertson – D’NA Fash Lass (WIP) 3***

At a sold-out Tennent’s Bar in Glasgow, Deirdre Robertson premieres her first comedy storytelling show, digging into her adoption in the late ’60s and the long, looping odyssey to find her birth parents—unravelling DNA strands while trying to make sense … Read More

Olga Koch WIP ***** 5 stars

Olga Koch is a master storyteller and an exceptional stand-up. Parading the cracks in her personality through a rapid-fire barrage of jokes, insights, and personal truths that certainly made me — and I’m pretty certain everyone else in that … Read More

REMOVE YOUR SKIN PLEASE – Paul Currie 4 ****

Paul Currie has about three people actively enjoying the show in the first minutes. Everyone else is confused and, to be honest, a little scared, perhaps waiting for the show to really begin. No one wants to sit in the … Read More

Kerris : Getting On. 30th November 4****

North Tyneside stand up Kerris Gibson, as part of Newcastle Stand’s New Direction season premiers a new hour show. The stage is set out like a low-key backstage comedy venue. Kerris is having 99 problems – technology is against her, … Read More