Reviews and interviews from Edinburgh Fringe 2014.
It’s barely past morning yet for some reason, Fringe darling Tony Law is on at ten past twelve at the Stand three. I know it’s the Fringe but it does feel a bit early […]
Kathryn Bond of acclaimed sketch duo That Pair returns to Edinburgh with a new partner in Jon Pointing; and a new hour of free sketch comedy at Cowgatehead. And a super-enjoyable hour it is. Pointing matches […]
I knew nothing of Sam Simmons other than the gradually accumulating stars on his poster and the hangdog expression staring back at me. Would this be a road-weary, reflective comic offering up wisecracks about failed relationships and […]
Staple/face are a distressingly fresh-faced sketch trio from Sheffield who bagged the 2013 Fosters ‘So You Think That’s Funny’ award for best new sketch act. Hugh Laurie once said that sketching is a young […]
The best thing about the Free Fringe may also the worst thing. You are able to see all kinds of comedy in places you’d never imagine seeing comedy, like in dusty caves under the old […]
Somewhat eluding most police sting operations for crimes against children, because he’s yet to be famous enough, despite being Manchester’s most reliable comedian, Phil Ellis has constructed an hour for children with the soul purpose […]
It’s not often I go into a show not knowing what to expect yet at the same time carry such high-expectations. Will Adamsdale a name completely unknown to me yet his name carries the prestige […]
There will be plenty of guilty confessions going around the Fringe, and most comedians would be more than all too happy to make mistakes for material. Not that this is a lazy accusation levelled at […]
It’s a title that grabs you, isn’t it? Well, be prepared to be grabbed again, because Steen Raskpopoulis isn’t just delivering a one-man sketch show up there, he needs co-stars and extras. Heavy audience interaction is the order […]
Stuart Laws is a man who likes to take things too far. Not in terms of shocking content, more in the way he likes to prolong bits maybe a spot too long. Comedians sometimes like […]
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