Edinburgh comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prizeThere’s efficiency, then there’s the process that led to Sam Nicoresti winning the most prestigi…

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Edinburgh comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prizeThere’s efficiency, then there’s the process that led to Sam Nicoresti winning the most prestigi…

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Glenn Moore: Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore? review – a tale of two jokebooks

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith one book of classic gags and another that brings him shame, Moore delivers a show that’s heavy on the laughs if light on the charmGlenn Moore has a device he’s deploying in his new show, to maintain a balance between …

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Glenn Moore: Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore? review – a tale of two jokebooks

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith one book of classic gags and another that brings him shame, Moore delivers a show that’s heavy on the laughs if light on the charmGlenn Moore has a device he’s deploying in his new show, to maintain a balance between …

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Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death review – laughs, gasps and blessings

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe Londoner delves into more personal territory in his new show, including the story of his heart failure while on stage several years agoEmmanuel Sonubi has always hidden behind how he looks: beefy, intimidating by choic…

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Rodney Black: Who Cares? It’s Working review – a loathsome standup stirs hatred

Gilded Balloon Patter House, EdinburghThe onstage ranting of a comedian is interrupted by impassioned accounts of violence against women in Sadie Pearson’s dramaFull Frontal Theatre is a female-led company with a commitment to fighting misogyny. No sur…

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Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies) review – a magic hour

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghKate Ireland’s warmly delivered one-woman show considers the pressures of productivity, rules and rewards at school and beyondShe has been given 60 minutes out of her audience’s day and Kate Ireland won’t waste them, she promis…

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Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again! review – circus pals rock, roll, jump and jive

McEwan Hall, EdinburghThe sharply dressed quintet perform acrobatics that often complement the 50s chart hits on the jukeboxFor their fifth season at the fringe, this quintet of Kenyan acrobats are performing to golden oldies, opening with both Chubby …

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Sam Jay: We the People review – a cool diagnosis of America’s ills

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghJay makes big concepts provocatively funny in an eye-catching set nominated for the Edinburgh comedy awardIn We the People, Sam Jay talks politics and culture rather than talking about herself – and it’s a sign of the stan…

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The Crawl review – madcap swimming comedy performed by synchronised duo

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghAlexander Burnett and Ellie Whittaker dive into multiple roles in a bubbly show with plenty of audience participationThis highly physical comedy about two competitive swimmers begins at the beginning – not with a referee’s whis…

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