Josie Long: Re-Enchantment
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … Josie Long embraced lockdown as a chance to spend more time with her young daughters and to masquerade as a mob boss.
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Tue 16 August 2022
Rachel Jackson: Almost Famous
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … According to her old ballet teacher, Rachel Jackson is someone who ‘tries very, very hard’, which is certainly one of the things that comes up repeatedly…
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2022 final
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … It may sound immodest to say so, but it feels like the Chortle Student Comedy Award has unearthed a cracking batch of new comedians again this year.
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…
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 –…