Laughs in translation
Daliso Chaponda on negotiating the cultural differences of doing comedy around the world
14/08/2019 … Get off the plane, then tedious immigration.
2019 Archives
Wed 14 August 2019
Eshaan Akbar: Infidel-ity
Edinburgh Fringe review by Alex Bruce
14/08/2019 … This is an hour of ultimately lukewarm comedy from an extremely accomplished speaker.
Tony Law and Phil Nichol: Virtue Chamber Echo Bravo
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
14/08/2019 … To describe this as an affectionate parody of a safe-space seminar for wokeness and healing, as its programme blurb suggests, would be to impose far more structure…
Have you ever had a near-death experience?
Some great answers to Richard Herring's Emergency Question today
14/08/2019 … A little propeller plane caught fire when I was flying from Paris to Cardiff.
Josie Long: Tender
Edinburgh Fringe review by Alex Bruce
14/08/2019 … This is an essay on childbirth from a very important position.
Samantha Pressdee: Covered
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
14/08/2019 … Samantha Pressdee is in a bind.
'It was the least enjoyable hour of my life'
Konstantin Kisin recalls his most memorable gigs
14/08/2019 … Gig that changed my life I had a particularly bad gig on a compilation show at the Fringe - I knew it was going to be tough when a 50-strong hen night…
Stuart Laws Is All In
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
14/08/2019 … Stuart Laws Is All In is a slightly tricky show to review as – for reasons it would be a spoiler to explain – it can be substantially different each…