Alex Mackeith: Thanks For Listening
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … Musical comedy has largely shed the reputation it once had for being the first refuge of the hack, exploiting audience affection for well-known hits and the instinct…
2022 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 16 August 2022
Norris & Parker: Sirens
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … Sketch duo Norris & Parker enter from the back of the Monkey Barrel in full-length veils, gyrating mysteriously and ready to lure the audience onto the sharp…
Bad Clowns: Invasion
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … How dare you suggest these alien hunters with their memory-wiping devices are in any way a ripoff of Men In Black! Their sharp suits are more of a charcoal grey,…
Ruth Hunter and the Ruth-hunter
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … In the dankest dungeon of the Banshee Labyrinth, Ruth Hunter is carving out a name for herself as one of the spookiest debuts at the Fringe – although…
The Flop: A Band of Idiots
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … A three-piece band without any songs and an eclectic selection of instruments, The Flop jam away, riffing in reaction to what’s going on in the room –…
Eric Rushton: I Had a Dream And You Were All In It
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … A great craftsman of one-liners, Eric Rushton is also here to talk about his father’s death in 2020, and he does a good job of making the two aspects of…
Mon 15 August 2022
Garry Starr: Greece Lightning
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2022 … By Zeus! What a Herculean feat it is for a single mortal to cover the whole of Greek mythology in one hour.
Patrick Spicer: Who's This All of a Sudden?
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2022 … If stand-up were a video game, Patrick Spicer would be the default avatar.