Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2013 |

Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2013

Adam Hills: Happyism
Hannah Gadsby: Nakedy Nudes
John Kearns: Sight Gags For Perverts
Late Night Gimp Fight
The Wrestling II

Aisling Bea: C'est La Bea
Alfie Brown: The Revolting Youth
Alfie Moore: Viva Alf's Vegas
Alexei Sayle
Andrew Maxwell: Banana Kingdom
Beardyman: One Album Per Hour
Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Bonanza
Bo Burnham: What
Brendon Burns Hasn't Heard of You Either
Brett Goldstein: Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature
Bridget Christie: A Bic For Her
Carey Marx: Intensive Carey
Carl Donnelly: Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Volume V
Colin Hoult: Characthorse
David Baddiel: Fame, Not The Musical
David Morgan: Pretty
David Trent: This Is All I Have
Death Ship 666
Edward Aczel Lives In A Meaningless Shed
Eric and Little Ern
Eric Lampaert: Two Tickets To The Gum Show
Four Screws Loose in Screwtopia
Fred MacAulay: 25 Fringes
Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal
The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geel - Live
Graham Clark: Afraid Of The Clark
Henry Paker: Classic Paker
Henson Alternative's Puppet Up! Uncensored
Ian Cognito: The Trouble With Comedy
Jamie Demetriou: People Day
Jason Byrne's Special Eye
Jimmy McGhie: Delusions of Candour
Joey Page: Reality Is Outside, Paradise Is In Your Brain
John Lloyd: Liff of QI
John-Luke Roberts: Broken Stand-Up
John Robertson: The Dark Room
John Robins: Where Is My Mind?
Jon Bennett: My Dad's Deaths
Joseph Morpurgo: Truthmouth
Kai Humphries: Shameless
Lee Camp: Destruction! Distraction! Evolution?
Liam Williams
Markus Birdman: Happily Ever After
Matt Lacey: Classroom Warrior
Max & Ivan: The Reunion
Michael Legge: Free Wi-Fi
Mike Wozniak: Take The Hit
Mitch Benn Is The 37th Beatle
Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth
The Noise Next Door: Soundhouse
Not The Messiah
Pajama Men: Just The Two Of Each Of Us
Peacock & Gamble: Heart-throbs
Play That Goes Wrong
Quint Fontana 2013 Comeback Special
Red Bastard
Richard Herring: We're All Going To Die
Romesh Ranganathan: Rom Com
Sam Lloyd: Fully Committed
Sara Pascoe Vs The Truth
Sean Hughes: Penguins
Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King
The Shawshank Redemption
Slightly Fat Features
Stuart Black: No Moral Compass
Terry Alderton: Series 4
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted
Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: Psychic Fayre
Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly At Odds With The Universe
Tony Law: Nonsense Overdrive

Adrienne Truscott's Asking For It...
Alex Horne: Lies
Al Lubel is Mentally Al
Baconface: It's All Bacon
Barry Castagnola as Donny Donkins
Beasts
Ben Champion: Human
Benny Davis: The Human Jukebox
Ben Van Der Velde's Chain Letter
The Beta Males in…Superopolis
Brothers and Sisters…It's the Rev Obadiah Steppenwolfe III
Carly Smallman: The Appalling Carly Smallman
Charles Booth: We Cool?
Charlie Baker: Bakers Dozen
Christian O'Connell: This is 13
Christian Reilly: Songs Of Praise
Claudia O'Doherty: Pioneer
Croft & Pearce
Dan and Dan Live: The First Sign of Madness
Dan Nightingale: Love in the Time of Cholesterol
Danny Ward: Pressure Point
Darts Wives
Dayne Rathbone: It's Me, Dayne
Don't Drop The Egg
Dr Professor Neal Portenza's Interactive Goat Hour
Eleanor Thom: I Am Bev
Gareth Morinan is Playing the Numbers Game
Gary Colman: Grind
Geoff Norcott Occasionally Sells Out
Glenn Wool: This Road Has Tolls
The God Particle
Greg Proops
Hannah Gadsby: Happiness Is A Bedside Table
Helen O'Brien: Bronagh's Big Weekend
Howard Read: Hide and Speak
Iain Stirling: At Home
In Cahoots
Ivo Graham: Binoculars
James Acaster: Lawnmower
Jay Foreman: No More Colours
Jessica Fostekew: Moving
Jim Campbell: Stupid Animals
Joe Lycett: If Joe Lycett Then You Should Have Put A Ring On It
John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman
Jonny and the Baptists: Bigger Than Judas
Juliette Burton: When I Grow Up
Kate Smuthwaite: The News at Kate: My Professional Opinion
Katie Mulgrew: Your Dad's Not Funny
Keith Farnan: Fear Itself
Liam Mullone: Game Over
Lloyd Langford: Galoot
Lost Voice Guy: A Voice of Choice
Luke McQueen: A Terrible Comedian
Mark Smith: The Most Astonishing Name in Comedy
Martin Mor: How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death
Mat Ewins: Once Upon A Time In The Jest
Mat Ricardo: Showman
Michael Che: Cartoon Violence
Michael Fabbri: Buffering
Michael J Dolan: Nothing Will Ever Be Alright Again Ever
Mike Newall: Six Weddings
Nadia Kamil: Wide Open Beavers
Neil Delamere: Smartbomb
New Art Club: Feel About Your Body
Nick Hall: Live!
Nish Kumar Is A Comedian
Pat Cahill: Start
Paul Currie: The Sticky Bivouac
Paul McCaffrey: Name In Lights
The Peculiar Case of Kemsley and Todd
Phil Ellis: Unplanned Orphan
Phil Wang: Anti-Hero
The Piff The Magic Dragon Show
Rachel Parris: The Commission
Reginald D Hunter: In The Midst of Crackers
Rhys Nicholson: Dawn Of A New Error
Rob Collins: Jesus Christ Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest
Rob Lloyd: Who, Me?
Rory McGrath and Philip Pope
Sarah Campbell: Isn't It Fun?
Scott Agnew: Somthing's Gotta Give
Sean McLoughlin: Backbone
Shirley & Shirley: Carnage
Silky: It Was This Show Or Have Kids
Steve Bennett: In Bits
Suzy Bennett: Dancing On Thin Ice
Tania Edwards: The Art of War
Tanyalee Davis: Big Trouble In Little 'Gina
Terry Clement: Din Times 8
Tim Fitzhigham: Challenger
Tom Craine: Crying On A Waltzer
Tom Rosenthal
Ursula Burns: I Do It For The Money
The Weegies Have Stolen The One O'Clock Gun
Will Franken: Concert to Benefit The Victims of My Father
Will You Hold My Hand?
Witank Presents The School
Yianni in Think Big (The Big One)


Akmal
Birthday Girls: 2053
Bobby Mair: Obviously Adopted
Canadians of Comedy
Caroline Hardie: Does My Face Look Big In This
Chris Martin: Passionate About the Pointless
Daniel Simonsen: Stranger
Grainne Maguire's One Hour All Night Election Special
Harry Deansway: Wrong Way
Jacob Edwards: Faux Latino Show Pony
Jonny Donahoe: Class Whore
Katie Goodman: I Didn't F*ck It Up
Mark Dolan: You're Awesome!
Mark Stephenson: Half Man Half Amazing
Mrs Manning
Mr Winchester: Classic Entertainment
Nat Luurtsema: Here She Be
Nikhil Tilwalli
The Only Way Is Downton
Over It: Death, Anorexia and Other Funny Things
Paul Gannon Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost
Pekka and Strangebone's Comedy Showpiece
Rhys Mathewson: The Best £10 You'll Ever Spend
Russ Powell: Powell To The People
Sad Faces Threw A Party
Sam Fletcher: Drawn-out Jokes
Shane Mauss: Mating Season
Simon Donald: Butch Straight Poof
Tamar Broadbent: Almost Epic


Chris Barnes: The Barnes Identity
Jeff Mirza: Meet Abu Hamsta and Paki Bashir
Jimmy Savile: The Punch and Judy Show
KelFi and FiKel
Naomi Hefter: Chaos and Order

Unrated

Amused Moose Laugh-Off Final
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 2013
Paulmooners
Ryan McDonnell: Stupid Hair and Skinny Jeans
So You Think You're Funny? Final

Published: 27 Aug 2013

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