Thom Tuck: An August Institution 5*****

That Thom Tuck is an experienced and perceptive performer is evident throughout this show. He’s unperturbed by silence, the pace and tone of delivery is measured and well-honed, and the whole lot is underlined by a wide array of caricatured … Read More

Danny Lobell Broke As A joke 4****

Danny manages to whisk us away from sunny Edinburgh to the U.S of A. We spend an enthralling and hilarious hour with him. Walking the streets of New York and Brooklyn, we meet his friends and business partners. These characters … Read More

Sean Patton Number One 4****

Sean Patton is American, very American. A New Orleans native residing in New York.

Sean tells stories. Unlike many comedians who work the room and rely on audience interaction and participation. Sean informs the audience, and particularly the ones in … Read More

Choir of Man 5*****

If you are free at 6.35pm any evening I urge you to make your way to the Assembly Rooms in George Street and join in the revelry with the wonderful Choir of Man. The Music Room has been converted into … Read More

The Giant Killers 5*****

Having had to run to the venue, and then discovering the show was on the top floor of the Rose Theatre, I sat down in the audience slightly out of sorts. Thankfully this crowd pleasing play was a real tonic … Read More

Janey Godley – For Godley’s Sake 4****

Janey Godley is undoubtedly one of the biggest draws in Scottish comedy and it is always difficult to see her shows as the queues build up way before show time, often with many turned away. It is not difficult to … Read More

Pierre Novellie 4****

Sweeping into his shipping container box dressed in a wine coloured velvet jacket and a casually undone bow tie South African born Novellie is the epitome of a suave and sophisticated chap. He claims we have been captured by Somali … Read More

Can’t Dance, Won’t Dance 3***

Sometimes an audience can make or break a show, and sometimes it’s all on the performer. The show was full, but the audience was a strange one; Mr Kingsley dealt with the unruly as if he were a teacher at … Read More

Sarah Bennetto: All My Life’s Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One) 4****

Sarah Bennetto is lovely, and delivers a lovely show. It contains the stories of fifty mistakes she has made in her life, dealing with twenty-seven of them in a one-er with much glee, delight, and wonderfully evocative imagery. I’m sorry … Read More

Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre 3***

This is Ms Mok’s debut solo hour, and I really hope she keeps doing more because while this show might not be quite there yet, it does contain all the elements of an excellent performance, swirling around – they just … Read More