Underbelly Bristo Square, EdinburghMilo McCabe’s matinee-idol character initially feels at odds with his material, but it’s hard not to be won over by his enthusiasmMilo McCabe performed as aristocratic matinee idol Troy Hawke for almost a decade befor…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghA properly fresh take on quarter-century living, Magliano’s is a charismatic debut moving through divorce, sexuality and cat-buying with ease Absolutely No Worries If Not is Ania Magliano’s coming-out show. After an imagin…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghReich’s flouncing, self-obsessed comedy is a brittle skewering of irony and anxiety – and a must-seeOne of countless acts this fringe whose Covid-delayed debuts feel long overdue, Leo Reich makes up for lost time in specta…
Continue ReadingI’ve never held back when it comes to talking about sex. But after an attack while on holiday in Las Vegas, going to the police didn’t feel like an optionLast November, after a string of relationships with men had gone wrong, I decided to go to Los Ang…
Continue ReadingStandup in a swimming pool, naked tractor driving, heart attacks, heckles, walkouts, rain and an onstage marriage proposal – as the fringe turns 75, this year’s performers on the memories that make the festival uniqueMark Watson’s first 24-hour show wa…
Continue ReadingScandals, an outgoing PM and a Tory leadership race – comics seeking material are spoilt for choicePolitics always plays a big role at the Edinburgh fringe. But with an outgoing prime minister, multiple Westminster scandals and a fast-moving Tory leade…
Continue ReadingAssembly George Square, The Box, EdinburghIn her show Is It a Bird? the comic has the audience on their feet with a nuanced and deeply funny hour of music and jokes‘This is going to be brilliant,” Jordan Gray tells the audience, as she settles behind h…
Continue ReadingGilded Balloon Patter Hoose, EdinburghThe US comic plays a fast-talking agent, a straight-talking sex therapist and a six-year-old divorcee in this high-energy hourLinda Hollywood is an old-school actor turned agent and she is going to deliver a master…
Continue ReadingAttenders thrilled at festival but disgusted at the price of rooms, while venues are relieved at the bums on seatsThe past two summers without a full Edinburgh fringe have “felt weird” for Kwong Chan and his improvisational comedy troupe in Norwich, bu…
Continue ReadingWe’d like to hear about your favourite moments from the festival this yearThe Edinburgh fringe festival has returned to a full programme of events for first time since the coronavirus pandemic.After two years, the arts festival is back with more than 3…
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