Garry Starr: “Classic Penguins” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ This hour relies on a series of multiple misdirections, which really is the only way to keep a show like this going after the …
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Sophie Duker: “BUT DADDY I LOVE HER” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Best Newcomer nominee at the Fringe in 2019, and winner of Taskmaster season 13 in 2022, Sophie Duker has returned to Edinburgh a …
Continue ReadingTom Ballard: “Good Point Well Made” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tom Ballard has returned to Edinburgh from Down Under with ever more timely and intransigent opinions to shout at us, this time from the …
Continue ReadingAlex Hines: “Putting On A Show” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐½ Alex Hines is prepared to do the most, even if she has the least. “Shooting for production and I landed in a shipping container!” …
Continue ReadingVir Das: “The Fool” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Through the sheer force of population, India’s numbers are boosting their stand-up comedians to become among the most popular on YouTube. But none of …
Continue ReadingKiran Saggu: “Slacks” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐½ This is a four-star show in the making. Just not the day I saw it. Let me explain? On my main Edinburgh review page, …
Continue Reading“Olga Koch Comes From Money” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Olga Koch presented a thoroughly enjoyable hour about relationships and turning 30 last year in Edinburgh, but this year’s hour is next level. Koch, …
Continue ReadingLarry Dean: “Dodger” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Larry Dean has made the Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist at three previous Fringes, and I wouldn’t be surprised if gets another Best Show nomination …
Continue ReadingAbby Wambaugh: “The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Abby Wambaugh has fun mom energy. And Wambaugh is a fun mom, coming up with games such as “Scare The Banana” to get one …
Continue ReadingNatalie Palamides: “WEER” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Edinburgh’s Best Newcomer winner with “LAID” in 2017, Natalie Palamides’s follow-up, “NATE,” eventually made its way to Netflix as a special presented by Amy …
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