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

David Ian: Am I Mean? – 4****

To the uninitiated, David Ian may appear to be a rising name. With Am I Mean? he brings to Edinburgh a show as precise in concept as it is in execution. Is Ian mean? Friends have told him for years he comes … Read More

A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception – 5*****

Detectives in the 1920s are, for whatever reason, an evergreen pasture for theatre productions (just look at the Mousetrap). Adding to that ever expanding oeuvre is the not-so-neatly-named A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception from Shoddy Theatre and … Read More

Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit 5*****

Sometimes at the Fringe you stumble across a show that makes you grin from start to finish, and Locomotive for Murder is exactly that. Billed as an improvised whodunnit, it’s a fast-paced comedy ride with all the twists and turns … Read More

Shake It Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show 4****

Shake It Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show is a joyful feat of wit, imagination and theatrical daring. The premise sounds almost impossible: each afternoon the audience decides whether the company will deliver a comedy, tragedy, or history, and then the … Read More

40 Years of Fringe : Doon Mackichan and Kieran Hodgson 4****

Gilded Balloon marks four decades at the Fringe with a series of special in-conversations featuring comedy greats. Today Kieran Hodgson interviews fellow Two Doors Down star Doon Mackichan.

The show starts with Doon fully in character of Two Doors Down … Read More

NATE KITCH: Something Different!!!!! 4.5 stars

Meandering, clever, funny, with a little tenderness: Nate Kitch is an accomplished wordsmith whose natural warmth and mischievous humour fills the room with genuine laughter. The stage itself sets the tone – handcrafted notices (“laugh laugh,” “BLUR”), a Samuel Beckett … Read More