Articles by Emma Obank

Cariad & Paul: A Two-Player Adventure

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

‘Wow’ doesn’t even begin to describe the talents of these two comedians.

Doctor Brown: Bexperiments

Review
★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

The critically acclaimed Doctor Brown took to the stage to perform eight back-to-back shows with each performance building upon the highlights of the previous, with the final show …

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

Paul Merton and his impro chums return to Edinburgh for their tenth festival run, delivering many more hours of top quality improv.

Baby Wants Candy Workshops

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2013

This morning I woke up feeling slightly queasy and it wasn’t because of the daily fringe festival hangover.

Twins

Review
★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2013

Annie McGrath and Jack Barry are twins.

Here She Be

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2013

Here she be: Nat Luurtsema, one third of the critically acclaimed sketch trio ‘Jigsaw’, back in Edinburgh with her first solo stand-up show in three years.

Stella Graham - A Pint of Stella

Review
★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2013

Well-travelled tomboy Stella Graham returns to the free fringe with an hours worth of stand-up about her fear mongering mother and jet setter lifestyle.

Alfie Brown: The Revolting Youth

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

Alfie Brown is one of the most thought provoking and captivating stand-up comedians of our generation.

Romesh Ranganathan - Rom Com

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2013

It was surprising to see that Romesh Ranganathan’s debut fringe show, Rom Com, was not listed as one of Time Out’s top ten newcomers.

The Tim Vine Chat Show

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2013

Tim Vine returns to the Fringe this year with an hour’s worth of puns, silly songs and audience participation.

Joe Lycett - If Joe Lycett Then You Should've Put a Ring On It

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2013

2012 Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Joe Lycett is back in Edinburgh with his latest stand-up show If You Lycett Then You Should’ve Put A Ring On It.

Birthday Girls: 2053

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2013

Meet the birthday girls Rose Johnson, Camille Ucan and Beattie Edmondson.

Aisling Bea: C'est La Bea

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2013

There is a buzz amongst comedy lovers at the Fringe this year and it is all because of newcomer Aisling Bea.

Tom Rosenthal -?????????

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

Tom Rosenthal’s talent as a stand-up comedian is undeniable.

Kai Humphries - Shameless

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2013

Debatably ginger Geordie comedian Kai Humphries is shameless.

The Oxford Imps

Review
★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

With quite a weighty reputation you would expect great things from the Oxford Imps, so naturally I was excited as they leaped on stage to deliver a decent and energetic introductio…

This Is Soap: The Improvised Soap Opera

Review
★★★★
Emma Obank
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2013

Year after year, a plethora of improv acts arrive in Edinburgh for the fringe.

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