Earlier today I saw a show called Come Look At The Baby, which is basically a baby sitting on a chair gurgling and grinning for thirty minutes. Cute of course, but round the corner on Cowgate you... more
Reviews
Reviewed by Claire Smith.It always amazes me that there aren’t more Glaswegian voices on the Fringe - it being so close to Edinburgh and the home of so many naturally funny people. So this show... more
Comedy about cakes takes the biscuit! As a journalist who loves a good headline it would be lovely if Bilal Zafar’s debut Edinburgh show Cakes won an award, but while it is great I'm not sure if it... more
Reviewed by Claire Smith.Sophie Willan was born to do this. But the beginning of her life was not promising. Raised in a miserable patch of Bolton to a heroin-addicted mother and with a... more
If you want to see a show that is sheer fun from start to finish you can’t go far wrong with Mr Swallow - Houdini. In fact it is better than that. As well as a fun comedy show you also get a magic... more
One week of the Edinburgh Fringe left and it was time for the first major comedy award to be handed out. The Amused Moose has thrown up some big finalists in the past and this year was no exception.... more
Jordan Brookes is a comedian who has definitely got a very distinctive talent. Once seen he is never forgotten. He is creative, inventive and not scared to try out new things onstage even though they... more
Reviewed by Claire Smith.An hour spent with Tom Walker is an unqualified joy.As we walk into the theatre he is standing on stage, concealed by a huge grey beard. Later he bounces back on stage again... more
Joel Dommett is certainly well-connected in the comedy world and beyond. His big production value filmed opening includes cameos from Nish Kumar, James Acaster and even a reality TV star. It’s a... more
It has taken me a while to get round to writing about the fifth episode of Fleabag. I don’t know what the journalistic equivalent of being speechless is but that’s how I felt after watching it. It’s... more
