Marjolein Robertson: Marj
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2023 … Having ‘travelled through the astral plane’ to arrive at the packed-out Stand, Marjolein Robertson retains a few traces of another world – which…
2023 Archives
Wed 09 August 2023
Dan Tiernan: Going Under
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2023 … Rarely since Johnny Vegas was at his bitter, raging peak has a stand-up seemed as troublingly unhinged as Dan Tiernan.
Comics rally round Raymond Mearns after his stroke
Frankie Boyle to headline major benefit gig at the Edinburgh Fringe
09/08/2023 … Frankie Boyle and other Scottish stand-up stars are hosting a major fundraiser for comic Raymond Mearns who suffered a stroke last week.
Annabel Marlow... Is This Okay??
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2023 … In her Edinburgh debut, 24-year-old Annabel Marlow appears to be setting out her stall to be a spokeswoman for Gen Z, or at least a certain part of it.
Horatio Gould: Sweet Prince
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2023 … He’s a grumpy beta male who thinks he ought to be an alpha, a beleaguered but defiant character, throwing sometimes inappropriate, often misanthropic comments…
Do you feel exploited at the Edinburgh Fringe?
We ask festival comedians their view
09/08/2023 … We asked Edinburgh Fringe comedians: Do you feel exploited in doing the festival, or is it a fair marketplace and a worthwhile investment in yourself? If you…
Crizards: This Means War
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
09/08/2023 … Crizards, who enjoy reminding us that they’re ‘the lowest-energy double act in the UK’, are honing a tasty trade in genre spoofs.
Filming starts on Bad Education series 5
09/08/2023 … Filming has begun on the fifth series of BBC Three comedy Bad Education in London.