Matt Kirshen: Keep Smiling, Matt. Just Keep Smiling
01/01/2008 … Matt Kirshen is quick to tell us that he’s spent much of the previous 12 months touring the US, having done rather well in the Last Comic Standing reality TV show.
Tue 01 January 2008
Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler: Double Down Hearts
01/01/2008 … Queen of kook Kristen Schaal made something of a stir with her 2007 Edinburgh debut, but her double act with Kurt Braunohler takes quirky comedy to daft new level.
Hal Cruttenden : Climb Every Molehill
01/01/2008 … You’d be hard pushed to find a more likable performer on the Fringe this year.
Angry Puppy
01/01/2008 … There’s no gimmicks to Angry Puppy, no big overall theme or particular personality; just four Scottish writer-performers with a collection of straightforward sketches,…
Susan Calman: Maybe It Is Your Fault
01/01/2008 … A comic says funny things, so the maxim goes, whereas a true comedian says things funny.
Jason Cook: Joy
01/01/2008 … ‘I want to put a smile on all your faces as you leave,’ Jason Cook tells the audience for Joy – which would be a stark contrast to last year’s show when…
David Longley: A Joke Is Just A Joke
01/01/2008 … Dave Longley has some big ideas, eloquently put, in this imperfect but intellectually ambitious hour.