Last year Ciarán Dowd from sketch group Beasts broke out with his acclaimed solo show Don Rodolfo, which won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. Could it be the turn of fellow... more
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With her camouflage designer frock, her fuck off boots and her pink tipped hair Samantha Pressdee looks every inch the urban warrior.And she genuinely puts herself on the frontline – having joined... more
Plenty of comedians do material about plane travel, but most of them focus on cavity searches at security. Few talk about their primal fear of flying. Susan Murray's show is about getting through the... more
Two years ago Lucy Pearman won a Best Newcomer nomination for her delightful absurdist fable Maid of Cabbage.Her new show is set in the security area of an airport – which has incredibly stringent... more
There’s an air of rock and roll excess and excitement in the room.When Jack Tucker lands a joke we hear a drumroll or a gunshot. Every riff is followed by a blast of guitar solo. Callbacks... more
Simon Brodkin has already had a few comedy careers. He first broke through as sketch comedian, then as spoof geezer Lee Nelson, then made his name as a world class prankster. He is best known now for... more
There's a theory that the best stand-up comedy has to be relatable in some way. The centrepiece of John Robins' latest show Hot Shame is a story of how he dug a stress-based hole for himself when he... more
A lot of comedians talk about quitting stand-up. And a lot of comedians probably feel like quitting stand-up during the Edinburgh Fringe. But Stewart Francis announced that this would be his final... more
It’s normally a very bad idea to try and make the art of acting the central topic of a Fringe show. But Garry Starr is the exception that proves the rule.Starr is a character in love with the smell... more
Glenn Moore picked up an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination last year for Glenn Glenn Glenn, How Do You Like It, How Do You Like It. The title also meant I had an Andrea True Connection-shaped... more
