Luisa Omielan: Fringe 2012
25/08/2012 … If Beyonce were to do a Fringe show, she would be lucky to capture half the energy newcomer Luisa Omielan brings to this intense, funny and manic hour of soul-baring…
2012 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 25 August 2012
Andrew Maxwell: Fringe 2012
25/08/2012 … Given the number of stars that usual garnish Andrew Maxwell's posters, and his two previous Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, there's a certain expectation when…
Nina Conti: Fringe 2012
25/08/2012 … As we're leaving the auditorium, which is covered with specks of foam, one guy exclaims to his companion: ‘That was bizarre.
Andrew Doyle: Fringe 2012
25/08/2012 … Andrew Doyle is still settling on and refining his style, reining in the blanket obscenity of last year’s Crash Course In Depravity for a more mainstream, scattergun…
Maff Brown: Fringe 2012
25/08/2012 … Maff Brown looks like an unlikely frontman for a sketch troupe, which suits an hour that's unlike any normal sketch show.
Denise Scott: Fringe 2012
25/08/2012 … Denise Scott – aka Scotty – is an Australian comedy veteran with a high level of success down under.
Fri 24 August 2012
Mark Watson: Fringe 2012
24/08/2012 … Last year, in this very room, Dave Gorman unveiled his new show about the overwhelming wealth of information on the web, about how he was wrongly described on websites…
Gregory Akerman: Fringe 2012
24/08/2012 … Gregory Akerman says – probably not entirely earnestly – that he doesn’t think comedy is art, but mere entertainment.