Articles by Gill Smith

The Real Daniel O'Donnell Show Presents: The Clock Hour

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2008

Narrator Avis Sherman (Michael Legge) introduces the plan twelve twisted tales.

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2008

The shows title gives little away, so when an electronic voice counts up the percentage complete, this looks likely to go geeky.

Why We Ate Cliff Richard

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2008

Fandom turns dark in this comic tale of a pop idol, his fervent fans, and the quest for survival.

Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince Pie

Rhod Gilbert bounces on stage, chatting to the audience.

It Is Rocket Science!

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2008

Rocket Science is easier and much funnier than it sounds.

Lucy Porter The Bare Necessities

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2008

Starting from a theme of love, and her love life problems, Lucy decided to make things less complicated by searching out the bare necessities.

The Storytellers' Club

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2008

When the doors only open fifteen minutes after the stated start time, it doesnt bode well, but this show is worth the wait.

Josie Long All of the Planets Wonders (Shown in Detail)

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Aug, 2008

Josie Longs effervescent cheeriness and excitement at all this world has to offer turns geeky, untouched topics in comedy goldmines.

Free and Easy

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2008

For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.

Paul Tonkinson The Anti Mid-Life Crisis

Many comics wouldnt risk starting a show chatting about their hernia, but Tonkinson quickly gets up close and personal with his audience and their experiences.

Gavin Webster Websters Pictionary

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2008

Webster explains the show as a plethora of different things and it certainly is.

Andy Zaltzman Boldly Unbuttons The Cloak Of Civilisation, But Is Perplexed And Perturbed By What He Finds Lurking Beneath

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Aug, 2008

Andy Zaltzman’s main topic is always politics, meaning he can cover the audience’s democratic disillusionment, teachers’ pay, and the immigration issue in just a few linked sentenc…

Max and Iván: Exposed The Edinburgh Fringe

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2008

Two comic actors play numerous different quirky characters, as the quest to read the big, breaking news goes on.

Felix Dexter - Not Just Another White Guy Lost in the Shuffle

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Aug, 2008

Starting with a song, Felix Dexter quickly moved onto gags, explaining the slightly racially dramatic title, and covering issues of black stereotypes.

Devlins Daily

Review
★★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2008

Bruce Devlin interviews guests and lets them strut their stuff before an appreciative audience.

Sean Grant and Tiernan Douieb

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2008

Douieb is first of the two performers on stage, discussing his other gigs of the day.

David Longley

Review
★★★
Gill Smith
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2008

Longley quickly explains the plan for his show, that he calls A Joke is Just A Joke.

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