Paul McDaniel: Butter Beans
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2024 … There’s a touch of Ardal O’Hanlon to Paul McDaniel’s comedy, a quietly-spoken Irishman (though from the North rather than the South),…
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Wed 14 August 2024
Joshua Robertson: Enable Me
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2024 … Joshua Robertson’s sweet and often filthy show is billed as kind of a confessional, purporting to 'explore the ups and downs of being a disabled dad'…
If there was an obligatory reading list for stand-ups, this should be top of the list
German-based Libyan comic Mustafa Algiyadi picks his Perfect Playlist
14/08/2024 … German-based Libyan stand-up, Mustafa Algiyadi – who’s currently performing his Edinburgh Fringe debut – picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites Shahad…
Louis Katz: Bountiful
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2024 … Obviously an intelligent guy, Louis Katz’s Fringe debut is a pushback against dumbing down, primarily in the reduction of every complex issue to an us-versus-them…
Having a tough Fringe? Remember all the reasons to enjoy it
Vix Leyton has some hard-won advice for fellow comedians
14/08/2024 … It’s gone by so fast that it feels unbelievable that I’m now approaching my fourth fringe as a performer.
Rory Cargill: Television 1
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2024 … Beau Crème is a former self-described national treasure who made his name in the 1980s with a shiny-floored game show on the fictitious Television 1.
Will Owen on babysitting
14/08/2024 … Will Owen performs an extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show at Chortle’s Fast Fringe.
Jessica Knappett joins Christian Brighty's radio sitcom
...as does Dark Knight star Colin McFarlane
14/08/2024 … Jessica Knappett and Dark Knight star Colin McFarlane have joined the cast of Radio 4’s new period sitcom The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty.