Anna Clifford – I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE 4****

Anna Clifford is a new name to cross my comedy radar, and I must admit the title intrigued me enough to investigate further.

From the get-go this is explained as having little to do with ghosts, more a play on … Read More

Marjolein Robertson – Thank God Fish Don’t Have Hands 4****

Marjolein Robertson – Thank God Fish Don’t Have Hands 4****

There is no doubt that Marjolein Robertson is a very competent, engaging comic, has stage presence and knows how to write and relate an hour of very funny stories.

Hailing … Read More

Possibly the Last Chance to See Susan Morrison – 4****

Having being ushered into the bowels of the Newtown Theatre at noon, everything in place, ready to go, the only problem, where is Susan Morrison?

A lady bursts into the venue, berating the Edinburgh roadworks that are everywhere and a … Read More

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd – Oh No 5*****

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd is fast becoming a star of the comedy world, not only here in his native Scotland, but everywhere and judging by the numbers at the show I attended if anything his popularity is growing.

And it is not … Read More

Amy Matthews – Moreover, The Moon 3.5***

Not that you could tell from her accent Amy Matthews is an Edinburgh based comedian and I was surprised to find out this was her debut hour on the Fringe.

It was a sold-out room and on hitting the stage … Read More

The Choir of Man 5*****

Choir of Man are regular performers at the Edinburgh Fringe and have built up a huge following over the years.

This year we are invited to their fictional pub “The Jungle”. When you first arrive you are invited up on … Read More

Nicole Harris: No Brainer 2**

This seven-thirty-pm set would possibly benefit from either a later time slot or a drunker audience. Ms Harris presents a caricature of a club comedian delivering an often crude and repetitive spiel to the front row, leaning in to roasting … Read More

Bloody Difficult Women 4****

Author, broadcaster and journalist Tim Walker’s new play about the power struggle between two determined women, and in particular the court case brought by Gina Miller against Theresa May’s Government to determine whether Brexit could be achieved without parliamentary approval. … Read More

Jasmin Gleeson: Razzmajazz 4****

This is a work in progress show, and perhaps that means the pressure’s off and Ms Gleeson can be relaxed and bouncy and quirky and have some fun. The four stars this show is getting are for its current form, … Read More

Caitlin Cook: The Writing on the Stall 3***

We meet Ms Cook in the bathroom that is the show’s setting, and she sings us some songs about the graffiti she’s found. The opening could be a bit weird, but Ms Cook makes it work, and followed by some … Read More