Theatre Royal, GlasgowDelivering his own ‘origin story’, with interruptions encouraged, Acaster skilfully pieces together big-yield routines from inauspicious beginningsWe all learned something during lockdown, says James Acaster, and he learned that …
Continue ReadingNo one-liner list would be complete with Olaf Falafel. He’s here alongside nine other standups with great quips from this year’s festivalOlaf Falafel: Getting mythology wrong is my Hercules ankle.Leila Navabi: I have an unconscious bias. I’m biased fir…
Continue ReadingA writer on The Daily Show who has been compared to Barbra Streisand, the New York comic has an unashamedly attention-seeking show at the Edinburgh fringeIn the musical fringe comedy Sophie Sucks Face, an attention-seeking young woman hooks up with her…
Continue ReadingZoo Playground, EdinburghInspired by the work of Nobel-winning Belarusian journalist Svetlana Alexievich, this is a disturbing but blackly funny pieceEvery performance of The Last of the Soviets by the Czech company Spitfire is dedicated to Belarusian …
Continue ReadingAssembly George Square, EdinburghSeventies spy novels, sexually frustrated poultry, an April Fools’ Day breakup … it’s all here in the sophomore show from Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan BrownDo you need some framing device or overarching concept to sell a…
Continue ReadingAssembly Roxy, EdinburghThe US writer, comedian and actor’s cabaret show includes potent songs about sexuality, identity and police violenceTriple-threat doesn’t begin to describe the abilities of Larry Owens, a writer, singer, comedian, Broadway star …
Continue ReadingAssembly Checkpoint, EdinburghPerformers Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey bring this inventive show to (after)life with their dark, messy and often astonishing physical comedyIt begins like a children’s Halloween party, the lights low with figures clad i…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAudiences will fall for upbeat stooge Magliano, who delivers a fun, well-wrought follow-up to last year’s sellout show – and ends on a perspective-shifting twistWhen is a haircut not just a haircut? Ania Magliano’s new sho…
Continue ReadingLaughing Horse @ Bar 50, EdinburghBradley throws a kids’ birthday bash full of nostalgic fun as they discuss their parents’ recent split, deftly immersing the audience in games and storiesWe’re invited to a birthday party. Cerys Bradley is throwing it …
Continue ReadingPhotographer Murdo MacLeod captures the second week of the Edinburgh festival and fringe – from a Korean twist on Euripides to imaginary friends • See all our Edinburgh festival 2023 coverage here Continue reading…
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