Mark Simmons – Jokes at Noon 5*****

Mark Simmons, “Jokes at Noon”, does exactly what it says on the posters and flyers, this comedy genius played to a full house and had us in absolute fits of laughter even before he said a word.

No doubt his … Read More

0% Shame, 100% Irish- 3.5***

I discovered James Downey courtesy of a slot at The Comedy Cellar, Canons Gait, and it piqued my interest significantly to review him. In his show “0% Shame, 100% Irish”. This young Irish lad brings his very own perspective on … Read More

Mark Silcox: Gold Trading Sucks, I Lost Everything 5*****

Dr Silcox is a broken man. Through bad luck and pure stupidity, he’s lost his entrepreneurial dream, and now he’s trying to reinvent himself as a self-help guru so others don’t repeat the same mistakes.

This is a riot … Read More

Alice Cooper Welcome To My Cabaret Nightmare 4****

Usually, when you get to a cabaret piano bar, you are treated to someone murdering Billy Joel. Tonight, though, Alice Cooper has entered the building. Welcome To My Cabaret Nightmare strips down his songs to their bare bones in a … Read More

Jehovah’s witness for the prosecution 3.5***

This is a comedic storytelling show based on Chris’ own upbringing within Jehovahs Witness, having little access to things we take for granted, the church’s reaction to him being gay and his work as an A&E nurse. The show is … Read More

Obie – Making Memories 3***

Obie has been a stalwart of the Scottish comedy scene for 20 years. This year, he’s back, running down his greatest hits, with a board numbered with some of his routines from the past. It’s up to his loyal audience … Read More

1 Pill, 2 Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill: A Matrix Parody Musical 4****

In the back of a record shop something is stirring. The Matrix is back, but not as we know it. And Becky Goodman is using every inch of this cupboard space to create a brilliant, DIY-style one-woman show.

The … Read More

0 Hair – Bald Man Sings Rihanna : 3***

They say the secret to a successful Fringe show is making it plain and simple in your show title what it’s about. In that case, this could be the motherlode and be used in 101-to-make-and-market a successful Fringe show. … Read More

Harun Musho’d: A History of the Last Conservative Government, In Their Own Stupid Words — 3***

Harun Musho’d is a brave man. He’s read from the political memoirs available covering David Cameron, Theresa May, Liz Truss, Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson, and more and is trying to make sense too, especially when he’s fact-checked them, turning … Read More

Alastair Clark: On The Record – 4****

Alastair Clark is something of a hero among audiophiles. His show On The Record charts his decade-long stint as Assistant Manager at one of Liverpool’s premier independent record shops — a journey that takes him from coffee-counter rookie to seasoned … Read More