Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy’s Home
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … Philipp Kostelecky commanded a hot, full room at the Stand this afternoon.
2023 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 21 August 2023
Charlotte Fox: Ouroboros The Return
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … Charlotte Fox is the serpent devouring its own tail in the Ouroborus, representing the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth.
Nick Doody: The Difficult Twelfth Album
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … When a middle-aged white male comic starts talking passionately about what you can and can’t say on stage these days, it rarely turns out well.
Sun 20 August 2023
An Evening of Mayhem with Megan Stalter
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2023 … The joke of Meghan Stalter’s act is that she demands our adoration and acclaim without displaying any discernible talent to have earned it.
Max & Ivan: Life, Choices
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2023 … Max and Ivan have always put some of their own lives into their Fringe shows, and never more successfully than in 2019’s powerhouse show, Commitment.
Ivo Graham: Organised Fun
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2023 … When he appeared on Taskmaster this year, Ivo Graham performed so poorly that fellow contestant Jenny Eclair asked him: ‘Can you get money back from Eton?’ Perhaps…
Shagadelic: The Origins of Slang Words For Doing It
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2023 … Very little at the Fringe is what it seems, but this lecture on the origins of euphemisms for making love is precisely what it says in the title.
Jo Griffin: The Power Hour
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2023 … It’s power hour indeed as Jo Griffin possesses the stage like a dervish, almost permanently on the verge of a dance break or a high kick so vigorous she fears…