There was a real buzz around young, upcoming London comic Sarah Callaghan in Edinburgh last summer. Her breakthrough show, about dreaming of escape from her humdrum life, set out her stall as a sharp... more
Previews
Sometimes overnight success takes years. Seymour Mace has been bouncing around on the comedy circuit for well over a decade now, but it was only last year that he picked up an Edinburgh Comedy Award... more
When you go to a lot of comedy competitions you start to see the same faces popping up in the finals. I spotted the very talented Bilal Zafar about a year ago and earlier this year he won the New Act... more
Daniel Kitson has called Rob Auton "entirely compelling to watch". What more recommendation do you need? Auton is a cross between a minstrel and a poet whose shows are dreamy thought bubbles about... more
My attention has been drawn to the fact that there are now fifty sleeps until the start of the Edinburgh Fringe 2016. If you can’t make it to the Fringe there are previews all over the UK at the... more
There was a time when Edinburgh Fringe Previews in London were thin on the ground. Not any more. The preview season is well and truly under way in the capital with performers hell bent on honing... more
I don't know how this upcoming unmissable gig passed me by until now.The line-up for Stand Up For Street Child on May 9 at the Cambridge Theatre reads like a class register of some of my favourites... more
Since BBC Three went online it has had identity problems. A show such as Cuckoo might be good but it doesn’t seem to chime with the bold new future of online viewing. On the other hand Flat TV, which... more
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival enters its last week and there is still plenty to catch. When I was there last week the city was hotter than Barcelona – a stark contrast to the... more
Update - Romesh Ranganathan has now joined the line-up below.Following the all-star comedians' fight night fundraiser for Kian Musgrove a benefit stand-up gig has also been arranged. Caring for Kian... more
