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Jessie & Bebe Cave: Cave Women (WiP 2019)

Many moons ago I caught Jessie Cave's first Edinburgh Fringe solo show, bookwork, it was a thoroughly enjoyable piece of comedy theatre made more amusing by the fact that it wasn't exactly a solo show - Jessie's younger sister Bebe... Continue Reading →

Ciaran Dowd: Padre Rodolfo (2019)

"Your entrance was good, his was better. The difference... showmanship". I am not sure if Ciaran Dowd was paying attention when Jim Carrey's Riddler first said this but boy has he nailed it. Last year Don Rodolfo proved to be... Continue Reading →

Only Fools and Horses: The Musical (2019)

I wasn't going to write this up... I never actually planned to see the show... This is someone else trying to do Only Fools and Horses!... Someone else playing Del boy!... I genuinely can't think of a bigger set of... Continue Reading →

Abbott & Costello: Who’s on First (recorded: 1944)

This is a comedy routine that I have turned to time and time again, it has become my go-to-clip whenever I meet someone at work who says "old films aren't funny" - and I can't think of a better single... Continue Reading →

Ciarán Dowd: Don Rodolfo (2018)

The life and times of Don Rodolfo Martini Toyota, the World’s greatest Spanish/Irish swordsman wearing eyeliner… where on earth are we supposed to start with this? It turns out that the answer to that excellent question is quite obviously -... Continue Reading →

Mr Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant (2018)

This performer has become an absolute must see for me over the last few years. As soon as I discovered he was bringing his ever-increasing bag of trick to this year’s Fringe the tickets were bought. Nick Mohammed’s character “Mr... Continue Reading →

Police Cops in Space (2018)

My girlfriend has two things in life that she truly adores (I am neither of those two things) the first is comedy, the second is sci-fi. In a world where attractive women are being called out online for wearing nerd... Continue Reading →

Jessie Cave: Sunrise (2018)

Full disclosure early on, this is going to be a fawning review. It is a joke that this show wasn’t nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, BUT I do need to get one thing off my chest before we start…... Continue Reading →

Mr Swallow: Houdini (2017)

I first encountered Mr Swallow when I was dragged to see Dracula the musical. I say dragged because my ticket pal for the night had led me to believe that it was a straight performance and I could think of... Continue Reading →

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