Morgan Rees: Bi And Large
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2022 … A teatime timeslot in an overly warm venue could have been a sleepy affair.
2022 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 20 August 2022
Kylie Brakeman Presents: Linda Hollywood's Big Hollywood Night
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2022 … In creating her showbiz agent Linda Hollywood, American comic Kylie Brakeman takes the familiar stereotype of a slick bullshitter and adds both a twist of plucky…
Marjolein Robertson: Thank God Fish Don't Have Hands
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2022 … As Shetland’s only comedian, Marjolein Robertson has a fine collection of stories about being a North Sea fish out of water.
Fri 19 August 2022
Caitlin Cook: The Writing on the Stall
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2022 … Caitlin Cook hasn’t so much written this show as curated it – collecting examples of witty graffiti from toilet stalls and setting them to music.
Casey Balsham: Inconceivable
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2022 … In describing her four-year struggle to have a baby, Casey Balsham warns us that the process has been so all-consuming that this could just end up being a live reading…
Nick Helm: What Have We Become?
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2022 … Once a thrilling, all-consuming parody of how showbusiness excess masks desperate insecurity, Nick Helm’s shows have become increasingly intimate and personal,…
Lily Phillips: Smut
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2022 … On her way to the stage, Lily Phillips spots two latecomers she identifies as possible disrupters, and a perfectly judged opening line sets the tone for her…