Reviews

I was so shocked by Martin Urbano's material that it took me a few minutes to get my head around it. Was this an American version of Jerry Sadowitz, pushing the offensiveness envelope as far as it... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Chloe Radcliffe, Cheat, Pleasance Courtyard
New York comedian Chloe Radcliffe calls her show Cheat "a one-woman show but a 29 man show". It's a canny description for an hour in her company in which she dissects and discusses the nature of... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Stuart Goldsmith, Spoilers, Monkey Barrel
As Stuart Goldsmith explains at the start of his latest show, he has done a bit of a handbrake turn this year and is doing a political show. Or to be more precise, a show about climate change. The... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Lachlan Werner, Voices Of Evil Pleasance Courtyard
Just when you think you've seen everything along comes Lachlan Werner. I don't know if he's the world's first queer virgin with a small, squishy witch for a puppet but he's the first one I've... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand the Man, Myself, Gilded Bslloon, Patter Hoose
Alexander Bennett might look OK. Tall, lovely luxuriant hair, assertive speaking voice. But as the canny title of his show suggests, he is not happy about himself. And he wants to tell you about it... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Kirsty Mann, Skeletons, Pleasance Courtyard
“What do you do?” It should be as easy question to answer. Not for Kirsty Mann though. Mann always wanted to be a doctor. She also always wanted to do comedy. Her solution was fiendishly simple. She... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Sikisa, Hear Me Out, Monkey Barrel
If you want a show to send you out partying into the night Sikisa certainly fits the bill. Hear Me Out will get you laughing, stomping your feet and probably dancing in the street straight afterwards... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – The Rob Auton Show, Assembly Roxy
Rob Auton is one of those performers who refuses to fit neatly into a category. I first encountered him when I nominated him for Dave's Joke Of the Fringe back in 2013. He won* but you'd hardly... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom
As a popular podcaster, Liam Withnail has a film of the moment his life changed forever. One minute he is chatting with his co-host Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, the next he is staggering around... more
Edinburgh Fringe Review – Simon David: Dead Dad Show, Underbelly
The Dead Dad Show has become an Edinburgh trope – the show a comic makes when he loses his father is rumoured to be a sure-fire way to garner awards. In his show Simon David simultaneously sends... more
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