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Me & Jezebel

August 8, 2009 |

Katy Manning gives a remarkably sustained and powerful performance in the solo performance play ‘Me and Jezebel’. The ‘Me’ is authoress Elizabeth Fuller who relates the account of the time in 1985 when Bette Davis, aka ‘Jezebel’ the notoriously … Read More

Matt Kirshen Shorter than Napoleon

August 8, 2009 |

Matt Kirshen’s show is not just about height, he assures us.  In fact, it seems to be very little about height and more to do with just about anything else – childhood, the BNP, the G20 riots and a … Read More

Matt Green: Truth & Pleasure

August 8, 2009 |

In 1999 during the ‘Footlights’ Millennium Cruise we became aware of a young redheaded performer Matt Green. Over the years Matt has performed at the Fringe in one show or another. This was my first chance to see Matt’s … Read More

Mark Walker – Scorpio

August 8, 2009 |

There is a growing tendency towards combining stand up comedy with an educational approach, allied with the use of PowerPoint to provide visual illustrations. Mark Walker’s show belongs to this movement and there is a danger of getting the … Read More

Mark Thomas: The Manifesto

August 8, 2009 |

These days, Mark Thomas is as much political activist as he is comedian. He has already toured the country with this show under the title ‘It’s the Stupid Economy’. At each show the audience are encouraged to write down … Read More

Marcus Brigstocke:  God Collar

August 8, 2009 |

I have seen Marcus Brigstocke on the TV for years now and always thought him to be a very clever, obviously well educated, middle class comedian and now having seen him live I can confirm that he is all … Read More

MacKenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required

August 8, 2009 |

MacKenzie Taylor  No Straightjacket Required I don’t suppose that it is easy to stand on stage and speak about yourself ain front of a room full of strangers at anytime, but to tell the story that Taylor does as … Read More

Luke Toulson : Too Many Last Cigarettes

August 8, 2009 |

I have absolute confidence that Luke Toulson is a very funny man.  We’ve reviewed him in previous years and he has been consistently given 4 stars.  However the show I saw was suffering badly from ‘Thursday night syndrome’, the … Read More

Lucy Porter – Fool’s Gold

August 8, 2009 |

We here at one4review have been Lucy Porter fans for many years now as regular visitors to our site will already know, so it was with keen anticipation that I attended her Fringe 2009 offering in the massive space … Read More

Love and a Colt 45

August 8, 2009 |

I saw Bethany Black last year and was fascinated by her set, which was based around her decision to change gender and the subsequent emotional upheaval she went through.  I found it both engaging and life-affirming.  There’s more of … Read More