Terry Saunders: Figure 8
01/01/2008 … A show inspired by a cancer scare, soundtracked by a musician who stabbed himself to death, performed in a dripping, dank cave; Carlsberg don't make comedy, but…
2008 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 01 January 2008
JL Roberts and Nadia Kamil Present Wisecrackin' Midsqueezin' Behemoth
01/01/2008 … John Luke Roberts and Nadia Kamil have a pair of the most skewed minds on the Fringe.
Sally-Anne Hayward: Cyril
01/01/2008 … Sally-Anne Hayward says she’s trying a new storytelling approach to her stand-up this year – after all, she boasts, ‘I did a module in it’.
Mark Allen's Pet Project
01/01/2008 … By primarily appealing to pet owners, Mark Allen secures himself an amiable afternoon crowd predisposed to like him.
Danny Bhoy: By The Way
01/01/2008 … Danny Bhoy seems to have taken to heart criticisms that he’s not an ‘edgy’ or ‘risky’ comedian.
Zimbani
01/01/2008 … Zimbani is the latest comedy show to venture into the Garth Marenghi territory of ridiculously overblown melodrama, played with uncrackable deadpan no matter how…
Steve Williams: The Ultimate Worrier
01/01/2008 … When comedians open their preview shows to reviewers, there is always a danger of technical glitches or fluffed lines.
Steve Hall: Vice Captain Loser
01/01/2008 … Steve Hall bills himself as the least memorable member of the superlative We Are Klang, but his solo Edinburgh debut is a world away from the manic excesses of that…