Rosco McClelland – Goblin Mode 4.5****

Deep in the bowels of the Edinburgh old town, in a glorified cave, lurks a goblin, dictionary definitions vary slightly but ‘a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people’ is a common theme. Does this apply … Read More

Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience 3***

I make a point of not really reading too much into the blurb that is put out about a show, I rather prefer to go in cold and discover what it is all about. Often afterwards I do read it, … Read More

Boris the Third 4****

Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance One

Until 29th August

Something for the Weekend take us back to the cloisters at Eton School in 1982, when an 18-year-old Boris Johnson took the lead in Richard III, without bothering to learn his lines. … Read More

Lynn Ferguson’s Storyland – 4****

Lynn Ferguson pops onto the stage to give a pre-show welcome and her natural warmth and connection with the audience is obvious from the start. When the show officially begins, Lynn takes us back to the 70s and a tale … Read More

The Black Blues Brothers 5*****

When I first saw The Black Blues Brothers back in 2019, I was amazed at the extraordinary skills and theatrical performances of these amazing acrobats. I was therefore delighted to see that they have returned to perform the show again … Read More

Joz Norris: Blink 4.5****

There’s something about this show that makes it feel like a profound and spiritual experience, but when you reach for what exactly the nature of that profundity was, it dissipates like smoke. There’s so much going on with this show, … Read More

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses 4****

Alex Franklin plays to their strengths, which are: being entirely comfortable on stage, not worrying about jokes that only light up a small section of the audience (the section changes so we all get something), and a mind that doesn’t … Read More

John Hastings – Do You Have Any Ointment My John Hastings 4.5 ****

I don’t know what they were selling at Monkey Barrel Carnivore last night but a small percentage of the audience must have overindulged as John Hastings took to the stage he was getting heckled about his hat choice, a near … Read More

Robin Grainger – Robin Time 4****

There are over 1300 comedy shows in Fringe 2022 according to the Edinburgh Fringe website all of which are battling for an audience. No matter how good the show it a difficult process occasionally, some time you just need that … Read More

Gareth Waugh – Doozy 4.5****

Gareth Waugh was back where I first saw him as a fresh-faced youngster about ten years ago, on stage at the Stand Comedy Club. Even then his potential was obvious, and this has been realised over the past decade. Gareth … Read More