Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
23/08/2019 … As society hopefully tilts on its axis to a better place, a lot of comedians at this year’s Fringe shame men’s awful behaviour.
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Fri 23 August 2019
Simon Evans: Dressing for Dinner
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
23/08/2019 … The brave new world of identity politics seems a subject almost deliberately engineered for Simon Evans’s withering, recessed-eyeball scrutiny.
Rob Kemp: Moonraker 2: Moonrakerer
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
23/08/2019 … After losing his way with a previous attempt to follow up the cult, copyright-infringing hit The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp has regained his mojo with this giddily silly…
Vince Atta: Massive Attack
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
23/08/2019 … Vince Atta’s a warm, cheeky and gregarious host – not to mention a great beatboxer.
Lucy Pearman: Baggage
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
23/08/2019 … A challenge you can undertake with committed, absurdist shows like Lucy Pearman’s is trying to spot the tiny seeds of genuine feeling that seem to have inspired…
So You Think You're Funny? Final 2019
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
23/08/2019 … At 32 years old, So You Think You’re Funny? has been going for much longer than most of last night’s finalists have been alive.
Esther Manito: Crusade
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
23/08/2019 … There is no shortage of shows about motherhood at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe (with Jessica Fostekew topping the lot), so it’s unfortunate that Esther…
Thu 22 August 2019
Dan Soder: Son Of A Gary
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
22/08/2019 … In HBO’s Billions, Dan Soder plays the super-rich financial trader Dudley Mafee – but his real life is a lot more gritty than that, as reflected in his…