Moment4Sheila / Laff4Sheila

Time Today · 08:30 – 19:30 Location The Stand Comedy Club, York Place, Edinburgh Created by: Susan Morrison, Jen Lavery More info Moment4Sheila.

Join us at The Stand Comedy Club celebrate the life of a truly warm and wonderful woman.

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Sammy J – Skinny Man, Modern World

*** 3 Stars

Australian Sammy J bounds on to the stage full of energy at the beginning of his show, all 58 kilos of him. After introducing himself to several members of the audience, Sammy launched into a story of … Read More

Robin Ince and Michael Legge: Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire

4 stars ****

In this show Ince and Legge have decided to look closely at the nature of anger – is anger actually a force for good or a force for evil.  If we get angry over the littlest things … Read More

Maria Tecce: Strapless

5 Stars *****

Maria Tecce has all the seductive qualities of sophistication and sensuality but there is much, much more to her performance. She has a fabulous voice, complete stage presence, and, boy, can she put across a song.

Her … Read More

Mould & Arrowsmith in 3D

Two Stars **

Comedy can be easily judged by the frequency of laughs. After a bright opening, the laughs just dried up. Unfortunately, the sketches which contained references to game shows and optical illusions simply fell flat.

There was much … Read More

Reginald D Hunter: Trophy Nigga

*****

5 Stars

There are comedians, big comedians and then there are the huge comedians. I don’t mean in size, but in talent and drawing power and Reginald D Hunter is surely up there I the top few.

I have … Read More

Seann Walsh – I’d Happily Punch Myself in the Face

4 Stars ****

Seann Walsh is in his twenties and is making his solo debut at the Fringe. He could be described as pure stand up – just a mike and an inventive mind with no gimmicks or props. Despite … Read More

Soho Storeys

4 Stars ****

Written by Tim Norton, Soho Storeys is a big, ambitious project which is successfully realised by a cast of over 30 young, talented performers backed by a 9 piece jazz orchestra.

The scene is Soho, 1953. The … Read More

Comedy Bitch: Them is Us

****

4 Stars

Comedy Bitch is a six strong sketch comedy group consisting of Jonathan Broke, Hannah Gittos, Louise Howells, Ben Kewin, Tom Lyall-Cottle and Sophie Wright and for me was one of the highlights of Fringe 2009. I was … Read More

Susan Murray : The Glottal Stops Here

***

3 Stars

Susan Murray was born in Glasgow but was moved to the Black Country at an early age by her parents so she definitely speaks with a West Midlands accent. But Ms Murray is a bit of a … Read More