Royal Lyceum, EdinburghObehi Janice’s one-woman show collects her adventures in the dating game but they don’t lead anywhere that interestingObehi Janice had friends at school who, like her, were academic and nerdy. She fancied boys at an early age – a…
Continue ReadingPregnancy is a privilege but is also weird, awkward and difficult. The cathartic nature of standup helps us consider the confusion of imminent parenthoodAt the start of the year, when I booked to perform my comedy show at the fringe, I was laughing in …
Continue ReadingAssembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghOscar Wilde hides in a bunker on a dystopian dance floor, but while there is much high-energy music there is little dramaWhat would Oscar Wilde be doing if he were alive today? The flamboyant, self-proclaimed he…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghUsing snippets of pop culture, lip-syncing, video and clowning, the pair craft a rich exploration of eating disorders and gender dysphoriaFrankie Thompson, resplendent in floor-length pink tutu, and Liv Ello, hair slicked …
Continue ReadingMonkey Barrel, EdinburghUnpicking relationships with swagger and a dash of Hannah Gadsby-esque introspection, the standup seems ready for the big league Olga Koch has turned 30, and – per the opening moments of her show Prawn Cocktail – she loves it. S…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThough she emerged as 00s comedy royalty, Allen’s show about kicking back against dull domesticity only raises a few smilesHow to calibrate your expectations on approaching Fiona Allen’s new show at the Edinburgh fringe? O…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghMoving beyond the gag about Rishi Sunak which dragged her into a media storm, Navabi’s first fringe show introduces us to a comic of promiseLeila Navabi underwent a baptism of fire in comedy when, aged only 21, her Radio W…
Continue ReadingThe comedian, songwriter and actor on how Scotland’s annual arts jamboree has evolved, loathing corporate gigs and his Pick of the Fringe turning 30How did you get into performing?In the 1960s, I slid into folk clubs and came across Billy Connolly and …
Continue ReadingImaginary friends, runaway horses and Roger McGough’s take on the Wind in the Willows are among the treats for younger audiences at the festivalSummerhall, 11.30am, until 20 August Continue reading…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghPlumbing the realms of the unexpected, O’Neill plays both parts of a clowning double act, masterfully testing the limits of freak-out comedy‘One banana, two banana, three / Is this the show you paid to see?” Well might Bil…
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