After you have watched Elf Lyons performng her version of Swan Lake in a ludicrously bright bird costume you’ll find her unique voice stays with you. Lyons, who is a stand up-turned-Gaulier-... more
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Sophie Willan has been out all night celebrating her nomination for the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards and her voice has become a husky squawk. Branded is her follow up to last... more
The first thing the judges agreed on when discussing this year’s So You Think You’re Funny? final was that comedians are getting more efficient. There was no drying up, no fluffing of lines, even the... more
Update 23/8/17: Ahir Shah has been nominated for a lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show. See nominees here.Given the current state of the nation it is surprising there... more
At Soho Theatre Oct 12 - 21. Tickets here.Update 23/8/17: Mat Ewins has been nominated for a lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show. See nominees here.I had an inkling Mat... more
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
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
