Seaton Smith: “Trauma Bonding” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
(unrated, work in progress) Seaton Smith’s Fringe debut is an intimate affair, not just because he’s telling stories about his family and his relationships, but …
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Katie Boyle: “Roe v. Wade versus Katie” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The irony of Ireland finally becoming a pro-choice nation just as the United States begins rolling back abortion rights for women has not been …
Continue ReadingEpisode #477: Britt Migs
Britt Migs is a stand-up and sketch comedian based in New York City who was named a Creator to Watch at the 2024 New York Comedy …
Continue ReadingLorna Rose Treen: “24 Hour Diner People” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Lorna Rose Treen was one of my favorite newcomers at the 2023 Fringe, and she has made a triumphant return with her sophomore show, …
Continue ReadingBella Hull: “Doctors Hate Her” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Me like show very much. Monkey Barrel’s two rooms at The Hive are far from the only converted bomb shelters you’ll find Fringe shows …
Continue ReadingJeromaia Detto: “When I Grow Up” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ This could and should be a 4-star review and perhaps is on a lot of days, but my audience simply wasn’t up to the …
Continue Reading“How to Become a Movie Star” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ Irish actress Sarah Maria Lafferty co-starred in a two-hander “The Bad Daters” at the 2023 Fringe, and she returns this summer with a solo …
Continue ReadingAlison Spittle: “BIG” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Weight-loss by injection has become so popular, so fast, it’s really changed the body-positivity game overnight. Irish comedian Alison Spittle feels betrayed by Adele …
Continue ReadingSami Abu Wardeh: “PALESTINE: PEACE DE RESISTANCE” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ “I am here because you were there.” In case you’re wondering why a Kuwaiti-born Irish-Palestinian actor and comedian would spend his August in Scotland. …
Continue ReadingSophie Power: “CVNT” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ An actress and improviser from Adelaide, Sophie Power disappears beneath the bouffon layers that transform her into a ginormous genitalia. After winning awards at …
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