Susan Harrison's sixth solo show sees her mixing character comedy with sketches and even a little improv, which she does regularly as a member of the award-winning Showstoppers troupe. It's a great... more
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“I didn’t realise you’d taken me to a children’s comedy show” said my friend as we left ventriloquist Max Fulham’s Edinburgh Fringe show. They were joking, but take out a few swears and a minor... more
There’s almost always a blurry line between fact and fiction in a comedy show. When a comedian talks about a funny thing that happened to them on the way to the gig that thing might have happened... more
As you walk into the venue there’s a man in a baseball cap, showing people towards their seats. Your eyes get used to the dark and you realise it’s Tim Key. Famously unassuming, a journeyman, able to... more
“They fuck you up, your mum and dad,” is the beginning of the Philip Larkin poem Phil Ellis has taken as the starting point for his Edinburgh show. After years of messing around with the form of... more
Liam and Noel are not the only siblings dusting off the past in Edinburgh this month. While there's plenty of cutting edge topical comedy at the Fringe this year Australia's Burton Brothers have... more
Joz Norris bounces onto the stage clad in white linen and looking like the new age leader of an ayahuasca retreat. The word ARTIST is emblazoned on a red sweat band under his softly flowing hair.... more
Pierre Novellie begins his show with a confession. He’s moving to the suburbs – and suspects his views might be becoming more reactionary. Is it a natural sign of age and evolution? ... more
In the dark confines of a shipping container Paul Campbell delivers a beautiful elegy to a lost supermarket – the reasonably priced, but no longer extant Somerfield. Wearing a suitably cheap... more
Two years ago Urooj Ashfaq came to Edinburgh and carried off the prize for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She also received a review – and she’s been thinking about it ever since... more
