David Correos: The Correos Effect 4****

Right. What?

I’ve been Fringing for a while. I have never walked out of a show with the audience (even those who’d been laughing) looking quite so shell-shocked, or felt the need to use the phrase ‘mildly traumatising’ about a … Read More

Mark Watson : The Infinite Show 5*****

Mark Watson is a recognisable comedy performer. He’s been on TV. He has various claims to fame, other than being mistaken for David Baddiel. He was voted, by a well known publication, as the 50th sexiest Jew! Quite flattering, he … Read More

Tom Lucy : Reluctant Millennial 4****

Tom Lucy bounded into the venue with his usual youthful energy. Tonight he almost retreated back out again! Tonight he is confronted by a sight that would make the most hard core experienced stand up run for the exit; a … Read More

Matt Forde : Brexit Through the Gift Shop 4****

According to Matt, there are only two sides to the political divide in Britain today, and if you are on the opposite side from Matt then you are clearly “f****ing mad”! And to be absolutely fair he makes a very … Read More

The Hummingbird Effect – 3***

St Columba’s Free Church of Scotland is the perfect setting for this intimate solo cabaret provided by Deborah Brennan. If you are looking to escape the noise and madness of the Fringe then Deborah Brennan’s show will provide some sanctuary. … Read More

Mitch Benn :- Doing It On Purpose 4****

For more than two decades now Mitch Benn has been gracing the Fringe, offering his perspective on events using his undoubted skill as a musician and delightfully cutting wit, both in his songs and in the monologues that are in … Read More

Seymour Mace Gets Sucked Off by God :- 5 *****

It must be an amazing place the imagination of Seymour Mace. Year after year this unique performer delivers an outstanding hour of mayhem, peppered with mirth, audience involvement, wacky, yet amazing ideas that are outrageously entertaining and, as always, the … Read More

Tabarnak:- Cirque Alfonse 5*****

Breathtaking, exciting, exhilirating, playful and intense, TABARNAK is an experience not to be missed. Following their Fringe 2015 sell-out show, BARBU, Canadian stars Cirque Alfonse have returned to Edinburgh with the UK premiere of their latest contemporary circus cabaret show. … Read More

John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy! 5*****

John-Luke describes this show as a ‘manifesto for absurdity’, a celebration of the fact that most of life doesn’t confirm to neatly plotted narrative arcs, and an acknowledgement that this is okay, is even a source of amusement. It might … Read More

Late’n’Live 3***

Late’n’Live comes with a reputation of being rather riotous; the show I saw seemed quite calm (caveat of ‘calm for a drunk audience at 1am’), though the press office and the compere did mention an incident of on-stage vomiting the … Read More