Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe polarising comic overthinks relationships and family ties before leading his audience into territory where he’s not after laughsDrew Michael’s first televised set was called “the most polarising comedy special of the year” …
Continue ReadingMonkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghNational stereotypes aside, the cordial TikTok star delivers lively cross-Channel observations and adds a soupçon of substanceSocial media rewards high concept, quick-hit ideas, and Tatty Macleod had a peach of one when s…
Continue ReadingIn her Edinburgh festival show, LA comic and clown Courtney Pauroso plays a latex-clad humanoid pleasure device. But are fringegoers ready to restart her?The last time I saw Courtney Pauroso, she was upside down, legs splayed, doing a naked, spotlit ha…
Continue ReadingIn her Edinburgh festival show, LA comic and clown Courtney Pauroso plays a latex-clad humanoid pleasure device. But are fringegoers ready to restart her?The last time I saw Courtney Pauroso, she was upside down, legs splayed, doing a naked, spotlit ha…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis fantastically silly show by writer-actors Valen Shore and Alison Zatta reflects on the adrenalised rise to fame for young pop starsOn the face of it, a musical about ’NSync from the point of view of Chris Kirkpatrick …
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis fantastically silly show by writer-actors Valen Shore and Alison Zatta reflects on the adrenalised rise to fame for young pop starsOn the face of it, a musical about ’NSync from the point of view of Chris Kirkpatrick …
Continue ReadingRoundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghIn Miriam Battye’s comedic tour de force, Her and Him go through the motions of getting to know each otherGiven the survival of the species depends on it, the mating game is surprisingly hard. After so many millennia w…
Continue ReadingSummerhall, EdinburghEloina Haines’ performance considers her own – and other women’s – labia and the obscene pressure to make this body part conformIf the Edinburgh fringe has never really begun until the obligatory shock of full-frontal nudity, this …
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis relentlessly upbeat call to relish life’s little boons was an awardwinner at Melbourne’s comedy festival and is a fun hourMisery loves comedy, they say. But recent years have seen a rise in standup that flouts that id…
Continue ReadingThe Studio, EdinburghGeoff Sobelle is firmly in control of this clever show full of tricks, but it doesn’t really feed the soulA gigantic banqueting table dominates the room, with members of the audience seated around it. A formidable chandelier shimme…
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