How's this for devotion to your art? Actor/comedian Thom Tuck (Penny Dreadfuls, Horrible Histories, Play What I Wrote) first performed Scaramouche Jones at the Fringe 20 years ago. Then he did it... more
Reviews
Is there a better way to start the day than to go and see Ian Smith? His show at the Monkey Barrel starts at 12.30 and the only problem is that it is a tough act to follow. You may not see a funnier... more
If you don’t know Will Owen yet don’t worry you will. His latest Edinburgh Fringe show, Looking Fab At Fifty, is an effective calling card for this talented, engaging and witty performer who seems... more
Rob Auton has become something of an Edinburgh Fringe cult. Every year he returns with a brand new immaculately put together monologue, usually in the same venue, about something that has become an... more
James Trickey is an accountant but wants to chuck it all in to be come a full-time stand-up comedian. The mad fool. Or is he? I’m sure he’s done the number crunching and cost benefit analysis to work... more
Sometimes a comedy critic’s job is easy. You laugh so it must be a good show. I remember one critic who based their star ratings entirely on the number of times they laughed during a set. He kept... more
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
“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
