Sex, social commentary and Ian McKellan in a dance Hamlet: where else but the first full fringe since 2019, with standouts including Sheeps, Bilal Zafar and ‘a show without actors’Day five of the festival. My friend Ani is stretched out, comatose, on a…
Continue ReadingStand-up comic Red Richardson on his pedigree comedy childhoodDriving Rik Mayall around would be entertaining work for anyone, but for the young Red Richardson, the job he had in his 20s was the continuation of a childhood bond.Mayall, who died suddenl…
Continue ReadingPleasance theatre cancels Scottish comic, saying his material ‘does not align with our values’The Scottish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has had his Edinburgh fringe show cancelled by the venue after complaints from staff and audience members.Sadowitz played…
Continue ReadingBreak-dancing illusionist Magical Bones and comedian Eme Essien are at the festival with new shows. He teaches her one of his tricks – and gets an acting masterclass in returnOne is a rising comedy star and actor whose solo hour Flat Shoes in the Club …
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAdam Meggido’s play finds the teenage Johnson starring in Shakespeare’s tragedy and gives a taste of his future leadershipOut of his depth as a tragedy unfolds around him: say what you like about Eton College’s 1982 produc…
Continue ReadingPleasance Dome, EdinburghBrokentalkers theatre company and feminist comic Adrienne Truscott joyfully burlesque the ugliness of machismo in art and in lifeThe great male artist may soon be on his way out, and not before time. But Brokentalkers theatre c…
Continue ReadingStand New Town theatre, EdinburghMaking her fringe standup debut after blazing a trail through modelling and activism, Olumide has some promising material but it fails to come togetherFashion model, actor, activist – is there anything Eunice Olumide ca…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn her show The Woman’s Hour, the viral comedy star offers caricatures of burbling backbenchers and a woke-bashing TV hostIn the darkness of our political moment, Rosie Holt’s videos, in her guise as a floundering governme…
Continue ReadingMonkey Barrel, EdinburghWith cartoonish flair, the likable comic – one half of sketch duo The Delightful Sausage – revels in the repeated indignity of being ditched for someone elseThe Girl Before the Girl You Marry, Amy Gledhill calls her new show, wh…
Continue ReadingHigh Plains Comedy Festival is coming back for its 9th year! Every single year, some of the best comics out… MORE
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