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Edinburgh's biggest dives, by the comedinans who play them
17/08/2017 … Anything that has a ‘yurt’ in the title.
Thu 17 August 2017
© Steve Ullathorne Darren Harriott: Defiant
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
17/08/2017 … It’s not often you get a debutant comedian who’s as ready for TV as Darren Harriott is.
Smart arses
Buttock-baring, critic-baiting comedy up for theatre award
17/08/2017 … A show in which three international female comedy performers respond to their reviews has been nominated for a Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
17/08/2017 … As the voice of Love Island, Iain Stirling has become a David Attenborough for fuckwits, observing their strange mating habits and reporting back to the rest of…
'I’ve always had a thing for angry men'
Ingrid Olvier picks her Perfect Playlist
17/08/2017 … My Edinburgh show Speech! is my response to the current political climate, using character comedy to explore ideas that I’m interested in.
Christopher Bliss: Writing Wrongs
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
17/08/2017 … Rob Carter was knocking around in 2011-12 as a bright young comic who might make the grade.
Caroline Mabey: Quetzals
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
17/08/2017 … Caroline Mabey has an appealing line in oddball wit – but the vague, almost apologetic performance in this show means she never really owns it.
Athena Kugblenu on Donald Trump
17/08/2017 … Comedian Athena Kugblenu has admitted she likes Donald Trump, despite her better judgement.