John Hegley: Letters To An Earwig
01/01/2007 … In the constant quest for the new, it’s sometimes easy to overlook the fantastic performers who come to Edinburgh year-in, year-out, always with top-quality shows.
2007 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 01 January 2007
Hamell On Trial: The Terrorism (Of Everyday Life)
01/01/2007 … Hamell is a throwback to comedy’s pre-corporate days, when stand-up was part of the underground counter-culture, not a shortcut to a toilet roll voiceover.
Bridget Christie: The Court Of King Charles II
01/01/2007 … This bonkers show properly encapsulates the spirit of the fringe: an idea so seemingly flimsy and unworkable, spun way out into unlikely directions, but done with…
Tim FitzHigham: The Man Who Discovered the Kama Sutra
01/01/2007 … Tim Fitzhigham certainly lives life to the full, taking on at least one fresh outlandish adventure each year.
Get Keith Carter
01/01/2007 … Keith Carter’s frame for the show is a celebration of 800 years of Liverpool, as explained by its cultural ambassador, the cheerful Scouse junky, Nige.
Rebus McTaggart: CrimeWarrior
01/01/2007 … He’s a competent actor, but Richard Thomson really needs to work on his script.
Abigail Burdess
01/01/2007 … Abigail Burdess’s character show is the very definition of a mixed bag.
Kitty Flanagan: A Festival Of Me
01/01/2007 … Kitty Flanagan may be a quietly accomplished stand-up, but the highlight of her 2007 show is in an entirely different media altogether.