Articles by Alexander Boughton

The Blues Brothers - Live

Advertised as a five star crowd-pleaser from Fringe’s past, this show might be expected to drum up a frenzy.

Gearoid Farrelly: Turbulence

It is not often on the Edinburgh comedy circuit that every single seat in the house is full.

Obsession - A Life With Magic

It is not often at the Fringe when you are welcomed into the auditorium by the performer himself with the house lights fully up.

Nish Kumar - Who Is Nish Kumar?

Nish Kumar’s show Who Is Nish Kumar demonstrates why stereotypes can be used for both comedy and discrimination.

Sealand

Sealand tells the tale of Ted and his son who leave mainland Britain to set up a principality on an abandoned oil rig out at sea.

Richard Herring: Talking C*ck - The Second Coming

Every man in the audience stiffened as a pulsating phallus inflated on the screen in front of us at the start of the show.

Absolute Stripping!

This quirky little improv show offers a great deal at an odd time of night.

Little Jazz Bird

The transition from Chambers St into the depths of The Jazz Bar feels almost like crossing between continents.

Propaganda

Propaganda is a club night that regularly pulls in droves of happy-go-lucky youngsters all over the UK.

Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn

Shopping Centre is the second show by Matthew Osborn in as many years.

Charlie Baker Freshly Baked

At the risk of sounding completely unprofessional, I would like to summate that Charlie Baker’s new stand up show Freshly Baked is ‘alright.

The Improvised Musical

What a fantastic premise for a show; based on your suggestions the cast will serve up a brand new, fresh musical in front of your eyes.

Elis James: Speaking As a Mother...

Ellis James is a natural stand-up comedian.

Erich McElroy: The Brit Identity

‘I’m more British than you’ - undoubtedly a bold statement for a tagline.

Naz Osmanoglu: Ottoman Without An Empire

What are one’s chances of assuming a position at the top of the Turkish royal family? Pretty bleak for the average man, but not for Naz Ozmanglu.

Abandoman - Party in the Key of C Major

Rob Broderick, the titular Abandoman, comes out firing all cylinders in this flat out, hour long, improv-fest.

Al Pitcher – Tiny Triumphs

A comedy show based entirely on pictures.

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