BBC New Comedy Award final 2018
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
13/08/2018 … Mark Watson’s an old hand at hosting the BBC New Comedy Award final now, and even he’s anxious, more so than his usual shtick.
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Mon 13 August 2018
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Mark Watson: The Infinite Show
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … No, this is not the latest, and most ambitious, extension of Mark Watson’s famed 24-hour-plus shows.
Anuvab Pal: Empire
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
12/08/2018 … The British Empire seems to be one of those subjects that keeps cropping up this Fringe, mostly from worldly young British comics, but this one comes from rather…
Naomi McDonald: Stardumb
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … To corrupt the old football chant, she mainly wins when she’s singing.
Luisa Omielan: Politics For Bitches
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … This is one of those shows that is impossible to rank by attaching a simplistic star rating to a review, since it very much depends what you hope to get…
© Steve Ullathorne Eshaan Akbar: Prophet Like It's Hot
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
12/08/2018 … Seeking to mock Islam and stir up some controversy, Eshaan Akbar's thunder has been somewhat stolen by Boris Johnson.
© Huw jennings Kwame Asante: Teenage Heartblob
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
12/08/2018 … Kwame Asante’s superb debut got him nominated for best newcomer at last year’s Fringe, but this follow-up isn’t up to the same standard.
Olga Koch: Fight
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
12/08/2018 … Olga Koch has a fantastic story to tell, rooted in pre-glasnost Russia, and only one chance to tell it for the first time.