Relay – Leila Navabi 3.5***

Relay opens with a long musical number, Leila Navabi setting the stage alongside four cut-out figures and a TV. It’s the story of her and her partner’s attempt to have a child. The animations — which guide us through her … Read More

Getting Triggy With It: Matt Parker Does the Maths 4****

British mathematician, stand-up comedian, author, and premier YouTube creator Matt Parker clearly has numbers buzzing in his head 24/7. Problems keep him up at night, and he’s here to share the chaos—and the solutions—with us. Matt isn’t just a maths … Read More

22: Brooke’s Time Space Sequins 4****

New York Performer/Comedian Brooke has landed and she has a story to tell so make the most of that party invite and let her take you into her space time continuum, but buckle up and make sure there is plenty … Read More

The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2025 – 1*

Dating back over a century, the Cambridge Footlights has a list of alumni that reads like a Who’s Who of British comedy talent ranging from Monty Python to the Inbetweeners. Because of its illustrious pedigree, the annual Fringe outing for … Read More

Fly, You Fools! – 4****

Recent Cutbacks, the theatre collective behind the smash hit show Hold On To Your Butts are back again with a new low budget cinematic summary to go alongside it, this time it’s every nerd’s favourite date night movie, Jackson’s Lord of the Rings: … Read More

Josie Long: Now Is the Time of Monsters 5*****

Josie Long is undoubtedly integral to the British comedy scene having won the BBC New Comedy Awards as an over-enthusiastic 6th former, and is now 43 as she reminded us a number of times.

She is always a … Read More

Brooke – The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button 4****

From the moment the TV intro flickers to life, you know this won’t be your garden-variety Fringe show. New York’s Brooke isn’t just sharing personal stories — she’s throwing open the door to that tangled, messy web life we never … Read More

Chloe Petts – Big Naturals 5*****

Chloe Petts is fast becoming a Fringe institute, 3 previous critically acclaimed Fringe shows, sold out signs from the get-go. And now she is a reluctant role model.

Chloe has a packed hour mostly featuring her love of the ‘lad … Read More

Stamptown – 4****

It was at the point when a group of people in morph suits with baseball caps and gold chains were rave dancing while a man did some impeccable spins on his roller-skates as the crowd sang along to a … Read More

Jack Traynor – Before I Forget 4****

In his debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, west coast Scot, Jack Traynor explodes onto the stage like a man kicked out of time, space, and probably Waitrose. He enters like a surprise WWE Royal Rumble contestant, high-fiving the … Read More