3★★★ Review: Spencer Jones – The Things We Leave Behind Spencer Jones is the stuff of Marie Kondo's nightmares. The Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Award- and double-BAFTA-nominated professional nutjob appears to be a stranger to the art of decluttering. Instead of throwin...
3★★★ Review: Dan Soder: Son Of A Gary at Underbelly On paper, the concept of this show is a sweet one. A mid-thirties son raised by his mum after his dad passed away at an early age, reflecting on his life and where he’s at compared to where society thinks he s...
3★★★ Review: Grace Campbell – Why I’m Never Going Into Politics at Gilded Balloon Teviot Grace Campbell’s debut Why I’m Never Going Into Politics - is a feminist comedy. It explores the successes and failures of the Blair Government, being a millennial feminist, and how being Alastair Campbell's d...
4★★★★ Review: Ben Pope: Dancing Bear at Pleasance Courtyard Ben Pope is a deeply uncynical man. Wearing pyjamas, he bounds in and high fives everyone, does some winning crowd work and tells us how gifted he is at sleeping. It’s kind of adorable, and the audience are co...
3★★★ Review: Sarah Kendall – Paper Planes at Assembly George Square Sarah Kendall is a spinner of stories, a teller of tales. A master of meditative musings. The Australian took a side road from straight stand-up quite a few years ago and she's become incredibly successful at ...
4★★★★ Review: The Delightful Sausage- Ginster’s Paradise at Monkey Barrel Hi-de-Hi! meets Noel’s House Party as Delightful Sausage returns for their third year at the Fringe with Ginster’s Paradise. Set in the staycation resort of Ginster’s Paradise (think Butlins but on acid), A...
5★★★★★ Review: Rhys Nicholson: Nice People, Nice Things, Nice Situations at Underbelly Rhys Nicholson is an instantly likeable character with a sharp appearance, exceptional stage presence and an outrageous charm with no brakes. It’s hard to pinpoint just what exactly the show is about as it’...
4★★★★ Review:Jen Brister-Under Privilege at Monkey Barrel 3 Jen Brister’s impassioned gig is cathartic viewing for anyone who has been on Twitter at any point since 2016. It’s clear from promotional material that Jen Brister will be discussing motherhood; specif...
5★★★★★ Review: AJ Holmes: Yeah, but Not Right Now, Underbelly- Cowgate, Belly Dancer Yeah, but Not Right Now treats audiences to a sensational hour of songs and storytelling, providing a laugh out loud glimpse into the wacky mind of award-winning actor, writer and composer AJ Holmes. ...
4★★★★ Review: Tiff Stevenson – Mother at Monkey Barrel These days it can seem like the main job of comedians is arguing with people on Twitter, and if you’re politically motivated and intelligent like Tiff Stevenson, clashes are inevitable. The fact that these rea...
