At the end of the show, the cast on stage said “If you’ve enjoyed the show, we’ve been The Manchester Revue.
Two chairs, a table and a back wall filled with train tickets, polaroid selfies, drama posters and a cardboard cutout of Shakespeare – is this a re-creation of my university flat…
As a smiling Nina Rose Carlin appears on stage with a suitcase, she asks for a one-way ticket to Tinseltown.
Throughout the show, the hypnotist repeats the phrase "If you take it seriously, it will work.
For the first time this Fringe, I was in the front row for a comedy show.
It’s a lot to impress me with comedy songs.
Before I even enter the venue, there’s a man with a huge pink microphone advertising Raul Kohli’s show, the noise blasting up and down Blair Street.
After five years away from stand-up at the Fringe, Highly Credible is a triumphant return for the hilarious Alice Snedden.
When did Stephen Mullan become a rascal? I thought it was just as we walked into The Box at Assembly.
Okay, here we go.
As a smiling Spring Day walks onto the stage, the first words out of her mouth at her show Exvangelical are ‘Hello risk-takers!’ as she appreciates that hers is one of the firs…
I always take into account what music a comedian picks for an audience walking into their show.
It’s been a couple of days and I still don’t really know what to make of this show.
Take a risk. See this show.
As we enter Buttercup at Underbelly there’s a range of musical choices – Ava Max, Rihanna and Kelis to name a few, all intercut with each other.
Em Hoggett brings her twist on the one-woman cabaret show to C Venue.
You can always rely on three things from the Edinburgh Fringe: a huge, purple, upside-down cow, a ton of flyers everywhere and Tiff Stevenson giving us a hilarious show.
I’ll start this review with what I really want to say to the gays out there: if you see one stand-up comedy show this Fringe, see this one.
When an audience walks into a venue with Padam Padam by Kylie and Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter playing, you know It will be a great show.
As Stuart McPherson sailed through his material on being a Pepe’s Piri Piri conspiracy theorist, out came one of the strangest heckles I’ve ever heard: “I spilt mayo last nig…
Let’s just get this out the way: Colin Cloud’s After Dark is the most powerful, impressive and poignant magic and mentalist show I’ve ever seen.
With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show.
If you had told me that halfway through Wildcat’s Last Waltz, I’d be witnessing a Northern grandmother and three audience members performing wild dance moves combined with yoga…
Phil Ellis.
In his debut hour, David Ian attempts a huge feat: to answer the question that many gay men think about their entire lives.
The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star.
As Robin Tran walks on stage, she greets us with a warm smile and soft voice.
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
It’s a little dark and drab as the audience politely waits in Bunker Two at the Pleasance.
A microphone stand and a metal pole await a grinning Jay Lafferty as she takes to the stage.
As the audience enter the auditorium at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the four storytellers are already on stage: poet Janette Ayachi, powerhouse crime author Val McDermid, bur…
As I take my seat in Mono Restaurant for Drag Queen Wine Tasting, I’m immediately struck by how professional everything looks.
Zany music and a psychedelic multimedia screen await the audience as we take our seats for Sam Nicoresti’s show Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture.
After a year away, Mabel Thomas brings her acclaimed show Sugar back to the Fringe, this time in person.
As we enter the venue, Chelsea Birkby is waiting at the entrance with a tray of glasses of water for us because it can get pretty hot inside the room.
“Excuse me sir, would you mind if I gave this gentleman the free seat beside you?” says a keen and kind Aliya Kanani before the beginning of her sold-out show.
When Finlay Christie won the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? competition in 2019, it seemed like his next year would be filled with preparation for his first Edinburgh sho…
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
It’s a loud and rowdy Saturday night at Monkey Barrel.
There’s not really any way to describe how much I enjoyed Glenn Moore’s show other than to say that by the halfway point, I had put my notepad away and was just enjoying the ri…
Sexy Brain is Tiff Stevenson’s tenth Edinburgh show – a mighty feat for any comedian.
As the audience arrives for Morgan Rees’ show at the Pleasance, there’s a pair of shoes sticking out behind the curtain.
Dealing with grief is something that is very difficult because it’s so personal and particular to the individual.
The Pleasance Attic on a sunny afternoon is hot, especially sitting in a sold-out crowd.
Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre continues its tradition of being non-traditional this Christmas season.
As director Dominic Hill welcomes us to the Tron theatre for this triumphant double bill, the audience cheers midway through his announcement at his mention of the return of live t…
There was a comment made in an article in the Edinburgh Evening News just before the Fringe began about how, after the amount of time comedians have had to prepare for the 2021 Fri…
One of the Gals is completely packed.
One of the strangest Fringe shows of recent memory is A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves – a sh…
At just 22 years old, writer and performer Mabel Thomas brings her debut solo show Sugar to the Fringe.
There is an incredible sense of comfort that I feel upon entering the Dining Room at Gilded Balloon to see Jay Lafferty’s Blether.
Let’s admit it – Zoom calls are not ideal for stand-up comedy.
The topic of death is so incredibly subjective, with reactions ranging from resignation and acceptance to angst and fearfulness.
James MacFarlane talks with Spring Day about her show Exvangelical.
James MacFarlane talks with Kyle Ayers about his show Hard to Say.
James MacFarlane talks with Michelle Shaughnessy about her show Too Late Baby.
James MacFarlane talks with Ahmed Masoud about his play The Shroud Maker.
James MacFarlane talks with Will Owen about his show Like, Nobody’s Watching.
James MacFarlane talks with Virginia Gay her about her show, Cyrano.