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 →
So, this is a slightly unusual one for us as we didn't actually get to see the show. During our recent spell at the Brighton Fringe, we had tickets to see another clown, Amy Webber, but as we neared show... Continue Reading →
Over the years we have seen some truly epic clowns performing comedy in their second language - shout out to Ari Eldjarn and Yuriko Kotani - so when we heard that Finland's reigning "Comedian of The Year" was in town we... Continue Reading →
"Small but perfectly formed... which is almost the exact opposite of what the doctor said to my mother at my birth", this was the opening line from our clown for the evening when he saw the crowd that he would... 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 →
We have waited for years for this, no literally! More than two years ago we saw this clown on a mixed bill at the Monkey Barrel and said "we have to see this clowns next solo show". It should have... Continue Reading →
It's never easy to follow an absolutely killer show, and Bampot was something special. It had been touring since 2018 and we had been recommending it to people ever since we first saw it - it deserved all of its... Continue Reading →
During lockdown I found myself scouring the internet for new clowns that could help fill the live comedy void, for example, on Twitter I discovered Alasdair Beckett-King and Josh Pugh who regularly posted short, but brilliantly crafted, clips that guaranteed... Continue Reading →
