Episode #464: Kelly McCaughan
Kelly McCaughan is an actor, writer, comedian and clown whose show, Catholic Guilt, was nominated for Best Newcomer by the 2023 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, …
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Show Pony review – what happens when the circus says goodbye to you?
Summerhall, EdinburghIn a compelling collaboration with Bryony Kimmings, the German company Still Hungry deconstruct, satirise and celebrate the circusThree women are remembering their introduction to the circus as children. It offered not just a world…
Continue ReadingElf Lyons: Horses review – playful clip-clop through equine culture
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Part-clown, part-mime and part overgrown child, Lyons leads us through mythic history to reconnect with a lost world of imaginationIn comedy terms, Elf Lyons has always been less of a thoroughbred, more of a breed apart –…
Continue ReadingLara Ricote: “Tiny Little Wet Girl (Baptism)” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lara Ricote, the 2022 Best Newcomer, has returned to the Fringe with a new hour exploring her relationship issues, whether it’s the unique one …
Continue Reading“#1 Son” by Natasha Mercado at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐½ Father Greg Orian just wants to get back into God’s good graces, so he has dedicated himself to the Catholic church, singing his way …
Continue Reading“#1 Son” by Natasha Mercado at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐½ Father Greg Orian just wants to get back into God’s good graces, so he has dedicated himself to the Catholic church, singing his way …
Continue ReadingSawdust Symphony review – a surreal circus where stagecraft meets woodcraft
Zoo Southside, EdinburghAcrobatics, juggling and carpentry are fixed together in a humorous and lightly unsettling production in the Made in Germany showcase Power drill? Check. Hammers? Present and correct. Chainsaw? Fully charged. But it’s best not t…
Continue ReadingJosh Glanc: “Family Man” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Josh Glanc is the silliest of Silly Billies. So when he sings repeatedly about being a “family man,” he knows that we know he’s …
Continue ReadingLuke Rollason review – shock-haired standard bearer of UK clown boom riffs on fairytales
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghRapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and a lot of toilet roll feature as the star Disney+ comedy Extraordinary explores wishes and their fulfilmentAll very well being part of comedy’s current clown boom, you may think, but what are the …
Continue ReadingNatalie Palamides: “WEER” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Edinburgh’s Best Newcomer winner with “LAID” in 2017, Natalie Palamides’s follow-up, “NATE,” eventually made its way to Netflix as a special presented by Amy …
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