Kwame Asante has been nominated for a lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. See nominees here.Kwame Asante is the kind of performer who immediately puts you at ease. He is a... more
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Musical comedian Harriet Braine begins with a bold and risky swipe at Scotland’s favourite tea towel artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.To the tune of Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn she tears into the... more
Chris Washington has been nominated for a lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. See nominees here.There is a lot of talk on social media during the Fringe about awards panels... more
Update 23/8: As was widely expected, Hannah Gadsby was nominated for a lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award today. She has already won a Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy... more
The Geordie comic has decided this year to try to become more emotionally honest – in a show framed by his own depression. If that sounds dreadful, it really isn’t. Mace is a natural clown, who could... more
Kai Humphries might not be a household name, but if you live in his hometown of Blyth in the north-east, where his family runs the Punch-Drunk comedy club, he sounds like something of a legend. His... more
Update 23/8/17: Jordan Brookes has been nominated for a lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show. See nominees here.During Jordan Brookes’ gig he suggests that he might change the face of... more
I get the impression that Chris McGlade is always an in-your-face comedian, but never more so than at this performance. Despite playing one of the major Just The Tonic venues there were only two... more
Update 23/8/17: Ed Night has been nominated for a lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. See nominees here. Night begins his show with some self-deprecating chat about his... more
The Amused Moose Comedy Award Final produced three winners – Ian Smith, who was the People’s Choice, The Elvis Dead, which won outstanding show and The Kagools, who won the overall prize. The live... more
