Catherine McCafferty: “(Not) That Bad” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “If it’s not content, then why did it happen?” That’s a pithy way for someone who has grown up in the social media age …
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Veronica Osorio as “Medicine Woman” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ There’s something extra ominous about being led through a bar into a dark, damp cave as the clock approaches midnight, receiving a wooden percussive …
Continue ReadingElf Lyons: “Horses” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Who wouldn’t want to see “the first ever comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performed entirely by a horse.” Then you encounter Emily-Anne …
Continue ReadingEpisode #455: Janine Harouni
Janine Harouni is a Staten Island native who began her stand-up comedy career in earnest only after moving to London, England, in 2012. Harouni experienced …
Continue ReadingEpisode #448: Zach Zucker
Zach Zucker is a clown-based comedian and actor who splits his time between Los Angeles and London, where he has become known as the ringmaster …
Continue Reading“The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) Olivier Martin-Salvan and Pierre Guillois would’ve been movie stars in the silent era a century ago. They evoke more than a …
Continue ReadingMax & Ivan: “Life, Choices” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) It’s safe for me to tell you that Max & Ivan’s previous show, Commitment, is now available on YouTube. As for …
Continue ReadingPhilipp Kostelecky: “Daddy’s Home” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
*** 1/2 (out of 5) At 25, Philipp Kostelecky still looks like the villain in a high-school basketball movie. That might be the Austrian in …
Continue ReadingAndré de Freitas: “What If” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
*** 1/2 (out of 5) André de Freitas jokes about being Portugal’s biggest export since cork. Then again, did you even know about Portuguese cork? …
Continue ReadingSam Lake: “Aspiring DILF” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) There’s a big difference between Dad energy and Daddy energy, and Sam Lake is only looking for the latter. This isn’t …
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