Reviews

Edinburgh Fringe Review – Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared, Pleasance Courtyard
Paddy Young has left his home in Scarborough and is trying to make a living as a comic in London.   Which means he’s living in a house-share. He has some absolutely brilliant crowd-work... more
London Run For Money Princess Mary O'Connell
Mary O'Connell has a dilemma. She is no fan of the capitalist system but likes nothing better than buying things. The only trouble with the latter is that she doesn't have much money. In her debut... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Leila Navabi, Composition, Pleasance Courtyard
I was talking to another critic earlier this week about the popularity in recent years of "origin stories" - young comedians whose debut shows tell their audience who they are, where they come from... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Paul Sinha, Pauly Bengali, The Stand's New Town Theatre
I was slightly duped into seeing this show. Not by Paul Sinha of course. But somewhere deep in a big pile of virtual press cuttings I'd read that this would be his last ever Edinburgh run. Sinha has... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Avital Ash Workshops Her Suicide Note, Monkey Barrel at the Tron
I've seen a lot of personal, confessional comedy shows over the years, but this one is different. Very different. As the trigger warning title suggests, it is a show about suicide. But also much more... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Mat Ewins, Mr TikTok, Monkey Barrel
How does Mat Ewins do it? I didn't have a press ticket for this show and just as it was about to start and my pass still hadn't pinged in I was standing in the street trying to get a phone signal and... more
Book Review – The Funny Thing About Death by Jo Caulfield
It is appropriate that The Funny Thing About Death is part memoir for Jo Caulfield’s funny, talented, spiky sister Annie and part Jo’s autobiography. For, the way Jo tells it, big sister Annie led... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Simon Brodkin, Xavier, Pleasance Courtyard
Simon Brodkin was about three-quarters of the way through his show and about to tell a joke about Prince Andrew when the fire alarm went off and everyone was evacuated. My first thought was it's... more
Debut Tour for Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee Ian Smith
I think Ian Smith has a bit of a beef with me. I'm not sure if he remembers it, but twice onstage he has besmirched my good name. Once by having a go at me when I'd written something about him making... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Connor Burns, Vertigo, Just The Tonic Nucleus
It's appropriate that Connor Burns has called his new show Vertigo. This gifted, young Scottish comedian has the potential to be reaching some dizzying heights soon. He has already had to add nine... more
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