Jack Skipper: Skint
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2024 … He may have just been nominated for best newcomer in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, but a straw poll of Jack Skipper’s audience reveals that most people are…
2024 Archives
Mon 26 August 2024
Madame Chandelier Saves Opera
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2024 … It’s great to see a comedian display a talent beyond stand-up, and Madame Chandelier shows off her impressive operatic singing from the get-go, taking to the…
Dima Watermelon: Ukrainian Dream
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2024 … Ukrainian comedian Dima Watermelon likens my presence to review his show in the dying days of the Fringe to Britain’s military aid to his homeland –…
Don't take the Fringe for granted
Festival chief's warning despite 2.6m ticket sales
26/08/2024 … Edinburgh Fringe boss Shona McCarthy has warned that the festival should not be taken for granted as it was announced that around 2.
Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2024 … Last year, Mark Thomas won plaudits for starring in England And Son, a play written specially for him.
Aaron Twitchen: Himbo
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2024 … Despite its rather catch-all refrain that this is a show about love, it's perhaps more accurate to say that Aaron Twitchen's return to the Fringe for the…
Selena Mersey: Madonna/Whore
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2024 … Selena Mersey has a made a literal song and dance about her feminist dilemma in this musical comedy/burlesque hybrid.
Thom Tuck: Times Vary
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2024 … If you’re only watching Fringe shows in proper rooms with walls and a ceiling, you’re doing it wrong.