Micky Overman – Hold On 5*****

Award-nominated comedian, writer, and actor for ITV2, Channel 4 and BBC3, Micky Overman, or Ozzy Osbourne (I’m not sure anymore) is back with us at The Fringe. This time the former nanny (I was one too, so go team-nanny), presented … Read More

Anesti Danelis- Artificially Intelligent 3.5***

Danelis is a Greek Bi-sexual comedian who has a fetish for Feta cheese! With the assistance of his Artificial Intelligence globe (ChatGPT) and his acoustic guitar, Danelis tasks his globe to compose a show for him however like most AI … Read More

Jason Byrne: No Show! 5*****

I have watched many of Jason’s shows and each time, I am left in stitches. This show was no different! I was incredibly impressed with how easy Jason was able to turn unplanned material into an hours worth of hilarity! … Read More

All in the name of the Father the Mother and Holy Ghosting 2.5**

This is an autobiography by Ana Little, in a small venue for a small person! The well-spoken 5ft female was born in Romania and moved to Scotland at the age of five before later moving to London. The title of … Read More

Mark Simmons – More Jokes 4.5****

In August, in a dark cave in the labyrinth of Edinburgh’s Old town, lurks Mark Simmonds, an extremely personable comic, and a true exponent of the ‘one-liner’ style of comedy. In my opinion there are few, if any, better at … Read More

Alex Love – How to Win a Pub Quiz Returns 3 ½ ***

This is a concept that quiz guru Alex Love has been bringing it the Fringe for nearly a decade now and taps into the British love of a pub quiz merged with stand-up comedy, and judging by the sell-out late … Read More

please DON’T see our show 3.5***

It’s well worth ignoring the entreaty and, in fact, seeing this show, because it’s entirely nonsense and parody and a whole lot of good fun. The six person cast are all fully committed and perform extremely well, the choreography and … Read More

Gabey Lucas: A Berkshire Boar Walks Into a Bar (and Gets Shot in the Face) 2**

There’s definitely enough good stuff in this show that with a bit of restructuring and redirecting, it would be great. The form I saw didn’t quite pull it off.

The concept of the show is that Ms Lucas has a … Read More

Caitriona Dowden is Holier Than Thou 3***

Caitriona Dowden has hit upon a good conceit for her stage presence: an outwardly monotonous and dry delivery juxtaposes with and gives lie to the content of her material. This is comedy with one eyebrow half raised, dry, yes, but … Read More

TBC: A Stand-Up Experiment 4****

The success or failure of this concept-show rests entirely on the performer, so it’s good that the performer is Rob Alderson, accomplished comedian and workshop-facilitator extraordinaire. ‘Workshop facilitator’ is meant here as the highest compliment; the show simply wouldn’t be … Read More