Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe Mancunian manchild shows wild commitment in a show about dyspraxia, drug use and internalised homophobia We say we want men to talk about their mental health, Dan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PM[SHARE]Church Hill theatre, EdinburghA furious and unsettling Shakespeare reboot exposes colonial violence and demands accountability for crimes against Indigenous people 'Aren't you sorry you forc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghA wickedly amusing fringe debut considers the relationship between comedy, feminism and sexiness Can you be funny and good-looking? You'd think the question bar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAt 34, the comedian has ditched the shy self-abasement for diss tracks and politics " even if his set is inspired by his fondness for orange With Orange Crush, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel, EdinburghIn an uneven show, one of the most intriguing comic voices of his generation tackles sex, race and British identity 'I used to be a cool young comic with cool young f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM[SHARE]Seven of the eight nominees for best show have not previously been nominated in the same category at the 'Oscars of live comedy' Standup about infertility, jokes about a Georgian gourmand, a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM[SHARE]Oasis's tour gobbled up Edinburgh audiences while fringe comics put on shows about Britpop and Arctic Monkeys. The music industry and the funny business could be more entwined than ever 'Com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe slick standup's fringe debut is full of searching questions about the right to keep and bear arms 'I've got a gun." Nice to be pitched, with that opening li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe standup's tale of teenage travails, guilt and redemption borders on the sentimental but gets the balance right There's trauma comedy, finding laughter in the very…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM[SHARE]Pleasance Dome, EdinburghPity poor Batilda Bigbum as she navigates a failed courtship and flight to a nunnery, before being burnt as a witch in this uproarious comedy One of the great charac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM[SHARE]Pleasance Dome, EdinburghIn an eyebrow-raising debut, Galvo shares not very fond memories of her education in Ireland Rachel Galvo ditched a career in business a few years back, fleeing Dubl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32PM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel, EdinburghZero per cent alcohol? Ghosting? ADHD? Our self-flagellating host has a skewed take on them all You could write theses on comedy's relationship with social maladjust…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe New York foursome's freewheeling logic will have you laughing without knowing why in a fringe debut that's smart enough to revitalise sketch comedy With ske…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghDrawing on her experiences moving from Nigeria to the UK, this livewire standup delivers a multifaceted first fringe show The fringe is nothing if not a place w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel at The Hive, EdinburghThe standup follows a first half of in-your-face jokes about American democracy with a palpably painful account of the loss of her mother Standup shows ab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM[SHARE]Summerhall, EdinburghFrom existential angst to dotty monk routines, US clown John Norris marches to the beat of his own drum With his show and persona Mr Chonkers, American clown John Norris…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghDelivered with self-deprecating joyfulness, this is a big-hitting set exploring life as a trans woman 'Sir, are you aware those are women's clothes?" Even the m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM[SHARE]Pleasance Dome, EdinburghCandid family snapshots meet leftist politics and wondrous prehistoric megafauna in Long's singular take on the state of the world 'The old world is dying, and the n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe sometime Mr Swallow sidekick's hour of interiors improv is a skilful, unshowy treat 'Shall we give ourselves a night off from being funny?" There are unassu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Maintaining a remarkable mood of spontaneity and joy, Tothill sweeps his audience through unexpected history and cruise-ship hell Both his previous shows havin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith a mischievous smile, the comic who shot to fame for roasting Donald Trump mixes the personal and political It's seven years since Michelle Wolf addressed t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe comedy newcomer delivers an expertly constructed set with chutzpah " but not all the jokes land with precision There's a bait-and-switch to begin newcomer J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghKey's command of his style, seemingly up in arms about being called middle-aged, is an expert game of cat-and-mouse It's rich of Tim Key, his agent tells him, p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe character comic returns with another daft set of surreal characters and sharp one-liners " this time stuck in an open-all-hours cafe When Lorna Rose Treen w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe 2023 best newcomer winner rebuts her 'mild' reputation with choice quips and boyband erotica On her first visit to the fringe, Urooj Ashfaq left as the surprise w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe south Londoner's avian theme frames a fine debut about family, neurodivergence, pigeons, pigeons and more pigeons Twenty years ago, Original Pirate Material…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM[SHARE]CabVol1 at Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh After last year's Live!!! Kent-Walters's hilariously monstrous alter ego has returned from hell to reclaim his club from gentrifying usurper Vegas Dave Wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM[SHARE]Monkey Barrel, EdinburghTV success hasn't gone to Smith's head as he still sweats the small stuff " as well as detailing his attempts to procreate Reviewing Ian Smith's breakout show Crushin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Through song and standup, Cohen transforms her 2023 medical emergency into glorious oversharing with this comic triumph Everything was going right for cabaret …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Pleasance Dome, EdinburghStarting out with a deliciously bumptious persona, Doherty's show trips itself up with a subplot about arts funding Gay Witch Sex Cult was quite the solo debut last …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM[SHARE]Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghJessica Barton sets about cleaning up the domestic acts of the men in her audience with comically strict discipline We've all felt the urge to impose order on th…
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