Josh Thomas, creator of the brilliant sitcoms ‘Please Like Me’ and ‘Everything’s Going to Be Okay’ has never done an Edinburgh show – although he was a finalist in So You Think You’re Funny in 2005.... more
Reviews
It's the show you've been waiting for. The show that you thought might never happen. The show that goes to places that other shows can only imagine. Well, maybe. It's Shitty Mozart, the hi-tech low... more
It’s a while since I’ve heard the words ‘nonce’ and ‘paedo’ used as a punchline. It’s not edgy to do this, frankly it’s old fashioned. But there is a coterie of young-ish male comics who... more
Alfie Brown has always been known to be one of comedy’s more thoughtful stand-ups. One where you can’t help but resort to cliches such as “taboo-busting” and that worst cliche of all, “edgy”. So... more
Bobby Davro is dong a run at this year's Fringe but if you want to see impressions at their finest go and see Emma Sidi. Well, maybe that's not quite true. She doesn't do Frank Spencer or Stephen... more
There’s something odd going on here. If you’ve been around the Gilded Balloon you might have run into Nate Kitch, storming out of his own show, talking to the techies about his audience –... more
This is a story about elective breast surgery, with a bit about pronouns – but it is really about a loving family – and how everything is ok if you’re surrounded by love. Sarah Keyworth chose to... more
Elliot Steel has been doing stand-up for so long I’d assumed he was in his early thirties. In fact, as he explains at the start of his latest show Soft Boi Core he is 27 and living at home with his... more
There is always a risk that local talent can be overlooked at the Fringe but that is certainly not happening with Edinburgh-based Connor Burns. He has sold over 4500 tickets already for his 9.45pm... more
Nina Gilligan speaks softly and slowly as she introduces this show about memory – with a goldfish theme.When it starts, she is in cosy Mancunian older woman mode, sharing stories of domestic boredom... more
