As we have mentioned a few times in the past we've wanted to catch Lauren in a live solo show ever since we saw her headline a mixed bill two years ago. Between then and now the world kinda went... Continue Reading →
On this night we had a newbie in tow. I mention this only because she was directly responsible for us seeing this improv troupe. You see, she loves 'live comedy' but had only really seen it on TV… Yes, I... Continue Reading →
This was to be our first proper Edinburgh Fringe show in almost two years and I think we ticked every appropriate box - a cool quirky basement venue, an unpolished work-in-progress show and a clown that we had never seen... Continue Reading →
So this is what happens when you don't read the fine print on a show description. At no point did I expect this to be a show where we're read draft chapters from a book... and yet that is exactly... Continue Reading →
"Sarcasm... Love it" These three words delivered deadpan by our clown for the evening instantly reminded me why I had been so excited to see Yuriko Kotani back on stage. It was a hot day at the Brighton Fringe, painfully... Continue Reading →
Amazingly this would be the first show that we have ever covered at the Brighton Fringe. We had come down earlier in the day to get into a fringe mood - fish & chips on the beach, some cocktails and... Continue Reading →
We knew it wasn't on, we knew no shows were happening, we even knew that most of the venues wouldn't even exist right now... and yet it's still a shock to wander around Edinburgh in August without the Fringe. For... Continue Reading →
There was a real sense of anticipation as we approached the Assembly Rooms for this gig. Ed Byrne has long deserved clown legend status - if not quite clown royalty most certainly titled and definitely invited to all the weddings.... Continue Reading →
It was the last day of the Edinburgh Fringe - and I do mean the actual last day that was stated in the programme and not the "last day" that 80% of acts decided to make the last day, which... Continue Reading →
