Lianna Holston: Haha, Oh God 2.0 4☆☆☆☆

Ms Holston introduces this as a work-in-progress show, but it’s as accomplished and well developed as many ‘finished’ and ‘review ready’ shows I’ve seen (and much better than a fair few). I hope any further finishing and polishing doesn’t polish … Read More

Pirates: You Wouldn’t Steal A Boat 4****

Pirates: you wouldn’t steal a boat’ is like no other. A rather odd mix of friendship, pirates and references to a very famous actor. At points you will be on the floor laughing, at others you’re singing along to a … Read More

Ostrich 4.5****

Do you know what a Fifer is, if you’re from Scotland of course you do, introducing Tilly Mackenzie, born in Kirkcaldy and don’t you forget it! Sit back and enjoy this performance because you’re going to get both barrels as … Read More

Frankie McNair: HugeAss Mindset 4.5****

Frankie McNair is clearly too much for this audience — far too funny, far too fast. She has us cackling at things we’d really really rather not be seen laughing at, it seems impossible not to though.

She careens onto … Read More

Sarah Bradley : How to Write a Romcom 4****

In a converted lecture room, Sarah Bradley sets her stall out early, with a top-notch, high-production VT intro filmed around Edinburgh, setting the tone that we are not in Kansas anymore. We are about to be transferred to the romcom-osphere, … Read More

Alan Jay : Hell Hath No Humour Like a Gayboy Scorned 4****

Glasgow’s Alan Jay is a man on a mission and sets his stall out with a spring-break trapdoor entrance, with an energy that immediately takes hold of a sold-out crowd. And boy, are they up for it, to the extent … Read More

Ruaridh Miller : Autocorrect Thinks My Name is “Rubbish” 4****

Edinburgh’s favourite son Ruaridh Miller is back for his second Fringe hour and the ginger prince’s crown is brighter than ever. As the title says on the tin, he’s found out in the last twelve months that the world has … Read More

Jamie Wolf – Psycho 3.5***

I’m sure we’ve all felt a bit down in the dumps, maybe a bit depressed, but Jamie Wolf regales his own story with his show Psycho, and it will make you think twice about seeking medical help, certainly if you … Read More

Phil Nichol – Aren’t We Lucky 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It must be nearly a quarter of a century ago that I first saw Phil Nichol perform at the Edinburgh Fringe and he became an instant favourite of mine. It has been around seven years since he was last here, … Read More

Hannah Byczkowski — Killer — 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It is ironic that Hannah performs her debut Fringe show ‘Killer’ in the Turret at Teviot. It’s particularly apt as Hannah took part in, and indeed won, the first series of TV phenomenon The Traitors. This huge fact is not … Read More