Jack Whitehall – Nearly Rebellious

* * * * 4 stars

The questions that many may ask, can Jack Whitehall, now something of a TV celebrity at the tender age 21, do the business as a stand up comedian? Can he do an hour of … Read More

Rich Hall’s Campfire Stories

* * * * * 5 stars

Early afternoon in the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Rich Hall, packed house, brilliant show – seems like déjà vu! Rich Hall is now something of a Fringe stalwart and his following of … Read More

Tiernan Douieb – 28 Years Later

* * * * 4 stars

At the height of the average British woman, Tiernan Douieb has never grown up physically and his show deals with how his behaviour hasn’t matured much either. Well, that and zombies of course.

I … Read More

Unit 46

* * * * 4 stars

Fresh from successful productions in Sydney and Adelaide, this is a poignant yet funny insight to the world of neighbours who don’t communicate living in Units, or apartments, in Australia.  

Since being recently fired … Read More

Warren & Hanbury: All to Bare

** 2 stars

This is a comedy sketch show that is playing late in the Gilded Balloon and the show I attended had a lot of people in the audience, so it must be going well. I suppose.

Both … Read More

Daniel Sloss: Teenage Kicks

***** 5 stars

I suppose it is just about a year now since I first saw a teenager take to the stage at the Stand Comedy Club and blow  it away with a short slot that belied his tender years and … Read More

Isma Almas Bombs

*** 3 stars

I first saw Isma Almas  a few months ago when she was doing a slot at the Stand Comedy Club and thoroughly enjoyed her set, so keen to see more I joined a group of many in … Read More

Jason John Whitehead: Emotional Whitemale

**** 4 stars

I have seen Jason John Whitehead a number of times during the Fringe and always in a late evening slot, so I was intrigued to see how a late afternoon gig would suit his style.

Opening … Read More

Kevin Tomlinson : Truth or Dare?

*** 3 stars

Improvised comedy is tricksy.  Do it right and the audience will be granted a uniquely entertaining experience.  Do it wrong and everyone’s fairly uncomfortable for an hour.  In the case of Kevin Tomlinson’s late-night show ‘Truth or … Read More

Newsrevue 30th Anniversary

**** 4 stars

It was 30 years ago that NewsRevue first graced the Edinburgh Fringe and although it was a few years after that that I started regularly attending shows in August, since I discovered them in 1995 I don’t … Read More