Liam Withnail :- Homeboy 4****

It must be hellish for a comedian contemplating writing his latest offering for Fringe consumption when nothing has gone wrong in his life in the last year. Surely that is the only thing to write about? Certainly not it appears … Read More

Steve Bugeja:- Almost 4****

Steve Bugeja is doing his 4th Edinburgh show and has been gathering a reputation, well justified in my opinion, as a comic who is going places, and this storytelling funny man also comes back, as the thread of this year’s … Read More

Elf Lyons:- ChiffChaff 4****

I first saw Elf Lyons as a precocious teenager doing straight stand-up and marked her down for greater things so was pleased to see last year’s show Swan nominated for the prestigious Comedy Award. It would be interesting to see … Read More

The Showstoppers Kids Show 4****

Where else on the fringe can you have an exploding cake make friends with an inflatable duck? Where else does a pint of Guinness single-handedly save the day? And where else do the hit songs just keep on coming, whether … Read More

FunnyHappyStuff.co.uk Presents String Theory 3***

Martin Mor is such a big personality, that he grabs the room’s attention at once, and gets them giggling quickly.

The idea behind this year’s show title, String Theory, is that he’ll answer the age-old question “How long is … Read More

Zoe Lyons:- Entry Level Human 5*****

Entry level is a term that is most associated as a thing that meets minimum requirements but there is nothing luxurious or has much quality about it. This can apply to objects, i.e. cars and computers and yet according to … Read More

Lolly Jones:- 50 Shades of May 3***

Lolly Jones has taken a very different slant o poking fun at politicians for her Fringe show this year using multi-media, lip syncing, and burlesque, yet not a spoken word from her during the entire performance. What we get is … Read More

Patrick Monahan: – #Goals 4****

I always used to feel Patrick Monahan was just a good fun comic, plenty of laughs mostly from his propensity to prance around his venue, get people up on stage joining in and so on, often a kids show for … Read More

Claire Ford:- Unboxed 2**

Onto her stage, set with a cardboard box pyramid, bounds Claire Ford, also in a box. Hmm sense a theme here and we were off on a journey through her life. Illustrated with pictures projected onto said pyramid, Ms Ford … Read More

Laura Lexx :- Trying 4****

There is no doubt that Laura Lexx is a likeable comic, her smiley demeanour and chatty style got the audience with her early on as with the opening story about a family holiday, instead of attending last year’s Fringe especially … Read More