The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase 4****

Compilation shows are a bit hit-and-miss at the Fringe. More often, the sum of the parts makes an enjoyable evening; the premise doesn’t quite match the full entity. Not here.

The aim is to bring together Black comedians who may … Read More

Liz Bains – Born To Be Mild 4****

Liz Bains is back, and since last year, things have changed. OK, she’s still a spinster, but now describes herself as a cat lady in a healthy open-door relationship, negotiating the modern world Vinted-style, with pre-loved glee. She’s more … Read More

Rhys James — Chop Logic 4****

It’s a bold start to the show to slag off the nationally beloved money-saving expert Martin Lewis, but as Rhys James later reflects in a later slagging off of so-called edgy comics: “Maybe I am an edgy comedian”. A rivalry … Read More

4 Better or 4 Worse 3.5***

Well, here’s a conundrum, Muslim girl from Kazakhstan, falls for Christian boy from Macedonia, and in “4 Better or 4 Worse”, real life couple, Aisha Amanduri and Vlad Illich, navigate the potholes on this road to love and maybe wedlock.

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Benjamin Alborough — Absolute Monopoly 3.5***.5

If you’ve ever wondered what Monopoly would look like if it escaped the board and landed in a theatre, Absolute Monopoly has the answer. This is a live-action version of the classic game, with two audience members selected to become … Read More

Tiny Planet – 3 1/2 ***

If, like me, you adored ‘Breathe’, you may want to remind yourself just how amazing that was: the puppetry, the visuals, the music and sound effects on display. Tiny Planet is not Breath, and as much as it gives you … Read More

Angela Bra — Secret Diary of a Bingo Call Girl 4****

Angela Bra (pronounced similarly to candelabra) performs a 50-minute show based on a girl’s night out. The show is a drag comedy act that has everything a girl’s night loves – great tunes, cabaret, party games and even a game … Read More

It’s Always Sunny On Olympus 4****

Henry Theakston and Aaron Khachaturian have created a hugely enjoyable slice of mayhem in It’s Always Sunny on Olympus, a gleefully irreverent take on the Greek mythology

The Olympians have defeated the Titans, but there is little time to … Read More

Sarah Bradley – Just Like Other Girls. Gael and Grain, 15th Nov. 4 ****

New Zealand-born comedian Sarah Bradley brings her part-TED-talk, part-autobiographical, well-received Edinburgh Fringe show to Glasgow. Before the main event, we are treated to the stylings of another Glasgow act, Ifrah Qureshi, who delivers a short set dealing with life as … Read More

Stuart Laws is Stuck 4****

Stuart Laws goes through a difficult breakup and decides to become the caretaker of an island solely populated by puffins; he is then embroiled in a whodunnit as he has to solve a mysterious disappearance on this island. It’s an … Read More