“Adele Cliff Can Break Your Arm” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
*** (out of 5) Adele Cliff has several joke-writing awards to her credit, but coming into 2023, she figured she needed something bigger, bolder. She …
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Amy Webber: “No Previous Experience” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) Amy Webber is treating her first Fringe (and she says her first full comedy show, too?!) as a job interview. She …
Continue ReadingAshley Barnhill: “Texas Titanium (Show ‘Bout Gettin’ a New Skull)” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
*** (out of 5) It can be disorienting arriving midway through Fringe. Not as much as brain surgery and a coma, though, I’d have to …
Continue Reading“Until Death” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
*** (out of 5) Set in a hospital with dying patients and their loved ones, Until Death is a solo theatrical clown show that’s also …
Continue ReadingMark Watson: “Search” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
****1/2 (out of 5) Mark Watson keeps contributing to a never-ending Notes file of things he needs answers to. The byproduct of a curious mind. …
Continue ReadingCelya AB: “Second Rodeo” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
***1/2 (out of 5) Celya AB charmed the pants off of Edinburgh last year in her debut (my review). So of course she returned straight …
Continue ReadingMicky Overman: “The Precipice” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) Micky Overman is living on the precipice of marriage and motherhood, but who isn’t in their 30s? It’s certainly a much …
Continue ReadingJosh Glanc: “Collections 2023” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
****1/2 (out of 5) Now That’s What I Call Silly Billy! After a sold-out run through the UK last year, Aussie goof Josh Glanc has …
Continue ReadingClaire Woolner: “A Retrospection” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) Claire knows that Claire’s work seems inaccessible, tough to contextualize. Despite moments that you could easily categorize, such as when she’s …
Continue ReadingDan Tiernan: “Going Under” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) Dan Tiernan runs on two speeds: Calm and friendly, or intensely loud and in your face. But he’s no second coming …
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