© Corrine Cummings Sam Lake: Esméralda
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
04/08/2024 … Sometimes it can feel as if the Edinburgh Fringe exists only as a forum for comedians to share their woes.
2024 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sun 04 August 2024
© Corrine Cummings Sat 03 August 2024
Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
03/08/2024 … For her Fringe debut, as is the expectation, Hannah Platt lays out her vulnerabilities: her body dysmorphia, her suicidal thoughts, her long-term denial of her sexuality… Yet…
Alex Kealy: The Fear
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
03/08/2024 … In The Fear, Alex Kealy addresses the huge issues that scare him, like death, the collapse of social fabric or the really big one – a random stranger…
Elvis McGonagall: Gin & Catatonic?
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
03/08/2024 … Like many a political performer this Fringe, Radio 4 regular Elvis McGonagall has had some of the wind taken out of his sails by Labour’s ascent to power.
Sam See: And I Can't Feel at Home in This World Any More
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
03/08/2024 … Much of Sam See’s previous work has revolved around his sexuality, which was, until two years ago, illegal in his native Singapore.
© Rebecca Need-Menear Finlay Christie: I Deserve This
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
03/08/2024 … It was great to be in a room as buzzing with anticipation as this.
Yoga and Sex... for Women (Over 40)
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
03/08/2024 … The world of yoga is pretty easy to parody with its unorthodox poses and smug yummy mummies pretentiously embracing ‘spirituality’.
Fri 02 August 2024
Grubby Little Mitts: Eyes Closed, Mouths Open
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
02/08/2024 … There haven’t been many breakthrough sketch comedy groups in recent years, but those who do get noticed have tended to adopt an overarching theme or big concept,…