The Bearded Ladies
01/01/2004 … With one Radio 4 series transmitted and another planned, the four Bearded Ladies' Fringe show was a great disappointment.
2004 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 01 January 2004
Andrew Clover: Storyman
01/01/2004 … For this, his fifth Edinburgh show, Andrew Clover has gone back to his roots, reviving the character of Maurice Clarke that won him a well-deserved Perrier best…
Paul Tonkinson: War Stories
01/01/2004 … On first impressions, there doesn't seem to be anything particularly outstanding about Paul Tonkinson just your average funnyman.
Ben Bailey
01/01/2004 … Ben Bailey faced an uphill struggle on the sluggish penultimate night of the festival, battling against an audience enjoying his smart, dry act but making…
Jim Jeffries: Porn Idol
01/01/2004 … Like pornography itself, there is nothing clever nor subtle about Jim Jeffries' debut show.
More! More! Miss Simpson
01/01/2004 … What do you get if you cross the charm of Pam Ayres, the rhythmic rhyming brilliance of Eminem, the audience appeal of Victoria Wood and the polite Englishness…
Live! At The Mausoleum: Imaginary Menagerie Manage
01/01/2004 … This newish female double act have a few inventive comic ideas, and a deft touch when it comes to performing them, but they fall short of what's needed to sustain…
Dara O'Briain: Migrant Worker
01/01/2004 … Dara O'Briain is surely one the most reliable comics to grace Edinburgh, year on year producing some of the strongest pure stand-up around.