Pierre Novellie:- You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here 4.5 ****

Edinburgh Festival Fringe is officially a few days off, but it hasn’t stopped Monkey Barrel Comedy starting their programme early. And why not? It may be a Tuesday night but the spacious MB3 venue was extremely busy, full of early … Read More

Red Raw The Stand Comedy Club 4★★★★

Red Raw is an institution —an unpredictable, fast-paced night where new talent shares the stage with rising stars and established acts testing fresh material. Split into three sections, the format keeps the laughs coming and the audience on its toes.

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Raul Kohli – Raul Britannia 4****

Banter, brilliance, and the baffling business of being British.

It’s fitting that Raul Kohli brings Raul Britannia back to Edinburgh, the city where it all kicked off. Walking on stage in a classic 1996 Newcastle United shirt with “Shearer” on … Read More

Adam Greene – Healthy Beast 3.5***

Adam Greene is going through some forced lifestyle changes. He’s had a kidney out and is questioning how much minimal change he actually needs to live a fulfilling life. For example, can he still binge drink if he exercises as … Read More

Asli Akbay – Tomboy 3***

Asli Akbay treated the small but perfectly formed mixed audience to a ‘my life so far as a tomboy’ story in her amusing and informative debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe. She tells us that she was a standup in … Read More

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) 4****

Fringe institution The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society publishes a guide to the Fringe shows they recommend, comprised of friends of ACMS. A complimentary copy is available to audients. It is extensive, and its printed form makes an excellent coaster, if … Read More

Cyclopath – Stand Up and Songs 4****

Canadian Dion Owen is a conundrum is the nicest possible way. He’s good, very good at so many things. His passion as the show title suggests is cycling but this is isn’t all spokes or blisters, it’s about journeys, improvised … Read More

Sam See: And I Can’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore 5*****

The hidden gem of the Fringe.

From his trap door entrance you realise Singapore comedian Sam See is going to be different. 24 shows on the Fringe bootcamp down, the energy of this bow tie pixie like sprite is … Read More

Alex Camp: Songs About Love and Food 4****

Hitting the right notes. A major artist in the making.

Alex Camp (and he’s not) is on his first year at the Fringe. He brings a wealth of experience, various 90s indie bands and has been on the circuit earning … Read More

Milo Standards: Penis de Milo 4****

A triumph in character comedy.

Kate Smurthwaite is back with her new creation, Milo Standards, a male chauvinist alt right self obsessed real proper man from the school of hard knocks. Oh, and he’s got a podcast so that makes … Read More