Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2019 … In last year’s well-received show, Laura Lexx opened her heart about the deeply personal mental health problems she encountered trying to conceive a baby,…
2019 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 03 August 2019
Ladylikes: Top Secret House Party!
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2019 … Ladylikes are two peppy, fun performers tapping into the universal mores of women in their early thirties, where carefree vim starts butting up against life’s…
© BBC The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk
03/08/2019 … TV REVIEW: Amid the trend for meaningful, realistic comedies such as Fleabag, how refreshing it is to have The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk back for a full(ish)…
Fri 02 August 2019
Simon Brodkin: 100% Simon Brodkin
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … He achieved some fame with his alter-ego Lee Nelson and even more notoriety for such stunts as handing Theresa May her P45 and showering FIFA’s Sepp Blatter…
Crybabies: Danger Brigade
Edinburgh Fringe review by Julia Chamberlain
02/08/2019 … Crybabies have created a fast-paced, multi-character sketch show that is firmly rooted in a tradition of British satire and Boys’ Own derring-do comic book,…
Chris Washington: Raconteur
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … Chris Washington opens his show by proclaiming: ‘Welcome to the comfort zone’ and proceeds to perform in front of a banner which reads: ‘#LeastRiskyComicInTheBiz’.
Will Duggan: Class Two
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … It’s not a heckle, really, but no less devastating.
John Pendal: Monster
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … Many comedians who enjoy non-vanilla sex lives exploit their difference from the mainstream for all its worth, seeking to elicit howls of shock as much as howls…