John Robins: Nomadic Revery
18/08/2010 … Judging from the potentially pretentious Philip Larkin quote John Robins uses to open this show, we’re about to experience an hour about how the baton of youth…
2010 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 18 August 2010
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 2010
18/08/2010 … Maybe it’s because the standard at the top end of the new act spectrum is rising, or maybe it’s because the addition of semi-finals this year made the barrier…
Caroline Mabey: Eat Your Friends
18/08/2010 … She may be two rashers short of the Full English, but the charmingly bonkers Caroline Mabey produces some moments of inspired hilarity in her bizarre, breakfast-themed…
Kerry Gilbert Gives Love A Bad Name
18/08/2010 … Ah, that staple of the Fringe; the assured young thespian bringing a considerable acting talent to bear on a series of comedy characters, making them all utterly…
Roaring Boys Will Set You Free
18/08/2010 … Every unsuccessful double act on the Fringe should be forced to see The Roaring Boys to see how it's supposed to be done.
Simon Evans: Fringe Magnet
18/08/2010 … As his promotional material says: ‘old "no eyes" is back’.
Chris McCausland: Emotional Retard
18/08/2010 … More confident and relaxed than the last time I saw him five years ago, Chris McCausald never threatens to raise the roof but it offers a show consistent in provoking…
Paul Zenon: Lounge Wizard
18/08/2010 … There are only so many magic tricks in the world that you can do in a nightclub with a low ceiling and the audience in a wide arc around you.