Lee Nelson: Suited & Booted
15/08/2015 … Even before the Fringe stared, Lee Nelson’s creator Simon Brodkin set the bar high for himself, thanks to another of his alter-egos.
2015 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 15 August 2015
Fri 14 August 2015
Markus Birdman: Grimm Realities
14/08/2015 … Combining illustrations with stand-up comedy may not sound entirely original (Dylan Moran, Tim Minchin’s Storm etc) but Markus Birdman gives his audience an…
Sarah Franken: Who Keeps Making All These People?
14/08/2015 … Not everyone got the memo… ‘We don’t have a Sarah Franken here, but we’ve got Will Franken,’ the lad outside Stands 5 & 6 told a friend of mine: ‘I…
Phil Wang: Philth
14/08/2015 … I hope no one sees the name of Phil Wang’s third show – Philth – and turns up expecting to see an hour of 'blue' from an end-of-the-pier comic.
Kieran Hodgson: Lance
14/08/2015 … To compare Kieran Hodgson’s show to a bike race (or any race for that matter), I’d say: slow start, picked up in the middle, nailed the finish.
Lolly
14/08/2015 … Already pretty hotly tipped, Lolly Adefope’s Fringe calling card comes in the form of a character comedy showcase, set at a community centre’s local open mic…
© Steve Ullathorne Sarah Callaghan: Elephant
14/08/2015 … This is absolutely what Edinburgh’s all about… inspiring a comic who’s been doing decent work on the circuit for a few years to to burst up to the next level…
Gurpal Gill: India's Strongest Man (1982)
14/08/2015 … It’s a nice conceit for a sketch; the idea that India’s Strongest Man isn’t that strong after all.