Pleasance Courtyard****There has been a bit of a buzz about Rhys James in the first week of the Fringe. His debut hour, entitled Begins, feels pretty close to being just right for Edinburgh. It is a... more
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****Pleasance CourtyardEdinburgh wouldn’t be Edinburgh without a bonkers high-concept show from Mark Watson. Actually he is taking it relatively easy this time round and giving his famous marathon... more
Update 12/2/15 - the show is now called Dracula! (Mr Swallow – The Musical). It has just opened at the Soho Theatre and immediately extended its run until March 7. Ticket details here.Pleasance Dome... more
Gilded Balloon****Comedians get their ideas for shows from all over the place. I sometimes wonder if some get them from old skips. Bec Hill got hers last October when she drunkenly described herself... more
Canons' Gait**It’s a few years since I last saw Josh Howie and his latest show, AIDS: A Survivor’s Story, marks a change in tack for him. Not totally. Despite the doomy title he hasn’t suddenly gone... more
Underbelly***Dan Schreiber is an unashamed geek and not frightened to admit it. He co-created R4's Museum of Curiosity and is a QI Elf and now he brings his love of obscure knowledge to the Fringe... more
Assembly George Square Theatre***When it comes to Richard Herring’s plays I think I’m going to have to take a leaf out of Woody Allen’s script and say that I prefer the early, funny ones. Back when... more
Traverse****Mark Thomas certainly has an impressive work ethic. Two years ago he was at the Fringe with a very personal show, Bravo Figaro!. He then spent the last year on the more political, not to... more
Pleasance****I don’t know what Nish Kumar has been putting in his tea over the last year but it seems to have done the trick. The London-based comic has always been funny but this year he has gone up... more
Traverse***I thought I’d limber up for this year’s standup onslaught in Edinburgh by going to see a play about stand up at the Traverse. Donald Robertson Is Not A Stand Up Comedian, by Gary McNair,... more
