A few years ago, I was re-watching Fresh Meat, for probably the third time, and I came to the realisation that of all the great characters and actors within the show (Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Joe Thomas etc), Howard, the... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure quite how to word this, because Pierre Novellie has never delivered anything other than a great show, but this one really felt like a return to his very best. He begins by exclaiming how fed up he... Continue Reading →
It has been quite a while since Robin Ince performed a full run stand-up show, we know this because he is always one of the first clowns we look for when the program drops though our door. So, you can... Continue Reading →
When we first received this year’s Fringe program I started flicking through the pages and this show screamed out at me. Gail Porter was the Michaela Strachan or Lauren Layfield of my generation, a kid’s TV presenter that you always... Continue Reading →
Okay, we fully intended to stop writing anything about work in progress shows, we sort of had to during COVID as comedians shook off their ring rust, but we know it’s not the norm and don’t plan on doing it... Continue Reading →
My pal was in town for his very first Edinburgh Fringe - Irish born, Manc raised and now a resident of Glasgow - what a combo! Normally when newbies come to town it’s not always easy to pick a show that will... Continue Reading →
Well, this one was a long time coming. We first stumbled upon Vittorio acting as a raucous MC, at the Vauxhall comedy club, alongside the wild talents of Jamie Hutchinson and Eshaan Akbar. Hell, they ripped the place apart, and... Continue Reading →
As we left this show the only analogy that came to mind to describe Simon Evans, was that of a journeyman boxer. Not the guy that you throw in the ring as a sacrifice, but that guy that you know... Continue Reading →
It's lunchtime in Edinburgh towards the end of the Fringe. We were sitting in the Nightcap on York Place and I had just ordered my second Corpse Reviver No.2 (the absinthe was key). As I say, it was lunchtime, so... Continue Reading →
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