Freddie Meredith : Need A Light? 4****

By way of introduction we are shown Freddie Meredith’s alter ego’s Instagram feed packed full of posts of his pre big night poses. This sets the scene. Freddie then makes his grand entrance and without saying a word, and it … Read More

Omar Badawy: Guided Detour 4★★★★

Omar Badawy’s delightful debut is a guided detour through identity, belonging, and one particularly eventful journey on foot across London. An accomplished writer for Saturday Night Live UK, he brings an assured, chatty stage presence to this cleverly constructed hour, … Read More

Sami Abu Wardeh: Hates You 4★★★★

Sami Abu Wardeh disorientates us with a silly, joyful, mesmerising opening where he creates his own entrance music.

The Palestinian comedian was raised part Catholic, part Islamic — depending on when holidays fell.

Abu Wardeh tells a story that takes … Read More

Larry Dean – Hellbent 4 ½ ****

It was September 2013 when I first saw this Glaswegian comic on stage when he won The Scottish Comedian of the year in style and his career has rocketed since. Numerous Fringe and touring show his popularity has grown expedientially, … Read More

Zachary Ruane: Comedy 5*****

Comedy. There’s a lot of it about. But what is comedy? What types of comedy are there? And which is definitively the best comedy? All questions us mere mortals are unfit to contemplate. Fortunately, Zachary Ruane, self-proclaimed comedy genius is … Read More

Olga Koch Fat Tom Cruise 5*****

I gave Olga Koch five stars when this was a work in progress. Her show somehow gotten tighter and a little funnier.

What can I do? It’s an absolute diamond of a show, and exactly the type of thing people … Read More

Disenchanted! The Hit Musical 4****

A boisterous musical with a message, addressed by many of Disney’s Princesses in a very different voice than we’ve been offered in the past. The vocals are on point, and the cast deserve a special mention for their skills in … Read More

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – 4.5****

An improv musical, not going to lie, I had my reservations, but wow, “Showstopper! The Improvised Musical” is absolutely tremendous. In a packed out Pleasance Grand, this tour de force grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go.

Every night will … Read More

Davina Bentley : Dancing While Old 4****

At the ripe old age of forty two Davina Bentley reckons she is pretty old and not quite the catch she was ten years ago. She has, however, packed a lot in and had quite a career as a lawyer … Read More

Garrett Millerick: We Tried it Your Way 4****

I did not expect an AI to be able to make me Laugh but today, it actually did.

Garrett Millerick is a grumpy middle-aged man. He is all of the things you might expect a grumpy middle-aged man to be, … Read More