Harriet Dyer: The Dinosaur Show 4****

There is an internet meme, which starts ‘hits blunt,’ and is followed by an apparently silly question which may also contain much profundity. I imagine that could describe the process of devising this show: ‘hits blunt; what would happen if … Read More

Gabby Best: 10,432 Sheep 4****

From her Hollywood entrance, right through the end, and unto the bucket speech, this was a delightful quirk of a show. It’s about Ms Best’s insomnia, and how she thought her life would be by the time she was this … Read More

Jenny Collier: The Jen Commandments 3***

Most of this show is your basic common-or-garden stand-up; nothing fancy, just solid material delivered by an experienced performer. Where Ms Collier lights up – and to which her audience respond with burgeoning enthusiasm – is in discussing, in blunt … Read More

Gareth Waugh: Just Me …?! 4****

Local lad Gareth Waugh is following on from his last two critically acclaimed shows with the 2019 offering, and once again moving to a bigger room, yet still selling it out. That says plenty about the guy and his popularity. … Read More

Craig Campbell’s Joyful Pain 3***

It has been a couple of years since the amiable Canadian comic Craig Campbell has performed at the Fringe but he is back in one of his favourite places doing what he loves comedy at the Fringe.

Campbell is a … Read More

Shappi Khorsandi: Skittish Warrior… Confessions of a Club Comic 4****

Shappi Khorsandi seems to have been a stalwart of the comedy world for ages and it is always good to see her back in Edinburgh, even if it is only for a part run, as the finale of her tour.

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Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice 3***

Jena Friedman returns to Edinburgh this year with Miscarriage of Justice some four years after her critically acclaimed 2015 show American C*nt. Since then she has had innumerable appearances on TV show across the pond. Ms Friedman has poise and … Read More

Definitely Louise – Bethany Heath – 4****

Entering the Attic in the Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, the stage looks like a typical messy teenager’s room, and when the eponymous Louise rises from her sitting position, she appears to fit that mould precisely. As the hour progresses however, … Read More

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish 4**** and a half

This show is likely to do that rare thing of drawing in an audience from a broad base, and do so without being generic, or lacking individuality or style. Ms Cook’s comedy is intelligent, and reflective, and often subtle – … Read More

Paul Currie: Trufficle Musk 4****

In the midst of this show with a manifesto, Paul Currie declares that religion is just a thing humanity invented because we’re scared of death. The validity of which can be debated elsewhere, but religion did/does fulfil a human need, … Read More