Will BF: Moon Team IIIV 5*****

Moon Team is a very good film that doesn’t exist. This is a show about its controversial, much worse sequel which is also a prequel. Which also doesn’t exist.

There are shows that are “high concept” and then there are … Read More

Gearóid Farrelly -No Pressure 4 ½ ****

Bounding onto the stage, in a smart suit over a fancy tee shirt, he is not normally a fancy guy, he loves dungarees, even bought himself dungaree shorts for the summer, he quiped. There are two main threads to this … Read More

1 Pill, 2 Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill: A Matrix Parody Musical 4****

In the back of a record shop something is stirring. The Matrix is back, but not as we know it. And Becky Goodman is using every inch of this cupboard space to create a brilliant, DIY-style one-woman show.

The … Read More

Joe Sib: Aggie A Comedy About Moms 4****

Joe Sib is back at the Festival, and he’s delighted. Edinburgh is like his adopted home, with a lot of his favourite bands, like The Exploited and The Rezillos, coming from here. They made up a huge part of his … Read More

Dan Kelly : How I Went to Every Supermarket in the World 4****

Dan Kelly brings together a fascinating story of how, after leaving university he became a data collector for ten years, which involved travelling the world to record the cost of living in far of countries, noting prices in shopping centres … Read More

Ryan Cullen: Cullen Me Softly 4****

Irishman Ryan Cullen is back with a brand new show, and he’s taking no prisoners, with a line about dating a celebrity that will divide his crowd. The laughter is raucous; they pass with flying colours. And we are off … Read More

Amy Matthews – The Definition of Toast 5****

It’s been a couple of years since I have seen Amy Matthews do an Edinburgh show, so I was looking forward to seeing this year’s offering. Dressed in her pyjamas, her words, this very talented and extremely funny performer, explains … Read More

Viggo Venn: Only One 4★★★★

Viggo Venn pops a cardboard version of himself out to open the show to the audience. Wiggling his fingers, he gets us to cheer, and immediately draws us into his playful game.

This is clearly a tight little set that … Read More

Ania Magliano:Peach fuzz 4★★★★½

Ania Magliano delivers a highly accomplished hour of comedy. Traversing her dress senseand how that affects her sexuality, her indoor boyfriend and how he’s similar to her phone charging . Pigs and her strange affinity with Churchill. She’s very very … Read More

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood 5*****

As someone who grew up in Glasgow in the ’80s and ’90s, I never imagined I would ever give anything involving Margaret Thatcher 5 stars except maybe reruns of her funeral. However, here we are, and this show gets an … Read More