Daniel Kitson review – seat-of-the-pants caper funnier than it has any right to be

Stand Comedy Club, EdinburghKitson delivers a last-minute set of quarter-baked routines, but it’s still a pleasure to be entertained by his unique humourIt’s from one extreme to the other with Daniel Kitson these days. You get the complex and technical…

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Beat that: how dominatrix turned comic Desiree Burch plans to top her hit show

Her last standup show, about working in a New York sex dungeon, was a fringe hit – and is now bound for TV. How will she top it?Desiree Burch is putting the finishing touches to her new Edinburgh fringe show. “This is the part where you’re like, ‘None …

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Beat that: how dominatrix turned comic Desiree Burch plans to top her hit show

Her last standup show, about working in a New York sex dungeon, was a fringe hit – and is now bound for TV. How will she top it?Desiree Burch is putting the finishing touches to her new Edinburgh fringe show. “This is the part where you’re like, ‘None …

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Titania McGrath review – Twitter avatar proves less substantial in 3D

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe incarnation of a woke social media caricature raises a few smiles but mostly pokes predictable fun at the softest of targetsOnly the terminally woke would deny that their crusade for social justice – the movement to es…

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Titania McGrath review – Twitter avatar proves less substantial in 3D

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe incarnation of a woke social media caricature raises a few smiles but mostly pokes predictable fun at the softest of targetsOnly the terminally woke would deny that their crusade for social justice – the movement to es…

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Terrifying trapeze and homeless histories: Edinburgh festival 2019 – in pictures

Our photographer hits the ground running to capture highlights, from a journey through Kate Grenville’s The Secret River to a fierce look at power by comedian Lucy McCormick Continue reading…

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Terrifying trapeze and homeless histories: Edinburgh festival 2019 – in pictures

Our photographer hits the ground running to capture highlights, from a journey through Kate Grenville’s The Secret River to a fierce look at power by comedian Lucy McCormick Continue reading…

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Catherine Cohen review – stellar strychnine-laced cabaret

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCohen crackles with attitude as she serves up an alarming but entertaining song-and-chat about sex, love and self-imageOne of the most eye-catching newcomers at last year’s fringe was the American comic Kate Berlant, brill…

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Catherine Cohen review – stellar strychnine-laced cabaret

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCohen crackles with attitude as she serves up an alarming but entertaining song-and-chat about sex, love and self-imageOne of the most eye-catching newcomers at last year’s fringe was the American comic Kate Berlant, brill…

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John Robins review – dating and DIY from standup’s funniest fall-guy

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghRobins delivers a masterclass in tone, tempo and character as he shares his failed attempts at flirting and home improvementIf you’re John Robins, there’s always something to be anxious about. In his new show, Hot Shame, i…

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