Anuvab Pal: Empire
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
12/08/2018 … The British Empire seems to be one of those subjects that keeps cropping up this Fringe, mostly from worldly young British comics, but this one comes from rather…
2018 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 12 August 2018
Naomi McDonald: Stardumb
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … To corrupt the old football chant, she mainly wins when she’s singing.
Luisa Omielan: Politics For Bitches
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … This is one of those shows that is impossible to rank by attaching a simplistic star rating to a review, since it very much depends what you hope to get…
© Steve Ullathorne Eshaan Akbar: Prophet Like It's Hot
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
12/08/2018 … Seeking to mock Islam and stir up some controversy, Eshaan Akbar's thunder has been somewhat stolen by Boris Johnson.
© Huw jennings Kwame Asante: Teenage Heartblob
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
12/08/2018 … Kwame Asante’s superb debut got him nominated for best newcomer at last year’s Fringe, but this follow-up isn’t up to the same standard.
Olga Koch: Fight
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … Olga Koch has a fantastic story to tell, rooted in pre-glasnost Russia, and only one chance to tell it for the first time.
Sat 11 August 2018
It's All My Mother's Fault
Edinburgh Fringe review by Sophie Cartman
11/08/2018 … Romina Puma has muscular dystrophy and enters her room in a wheelchair – but as soon as she gets in front of the audience, she suddenly stands and exclaims:…
Ari Shaffir: Jew
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
11/08/2018 … Ari Shaffir gets a cheeky sideswipe at some comedy colleagues even before he starts Jew, saying that this a show for British festival audiences, but with American…