Way back in 2016 the Clownster website went live with our first ever review. It was Andrew Maxwell performing 'Slight Return' - a fitting choice as it was his tendancy to affectionately refer to his fellow performers as clowns that... Continue Reading →
This is exactly the kind of show that I love the Fringe for. Taking a punt on a late-night, fairly unknown clown who you can find eagerly flyering for his own show right up until the performance. These nights can... Continue Reading →
I first encountered Ivo Graham under very odd circumstances. I was contracting for a start-up and they had invited me to their Christmas party, which, obviously, they had hired a private and very extravagant manor house in Oxford for. On... Continue Reading →
So, how was Mark Watson's final tour preview gig in the new Pleasance Rear Courtyard space? We'll come back to that. For this year's covid-compliant Fringe The Pleasance has transformed its second largest outdoor area (usually a buzzing bar) into... Continue Reading →
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 →
I have been excited to write this review ever since I saw the project appear on Crowdfunder. Whenever I watch older U.S clowns they talk about when they were kids sneaking a listen to their favourite comedy albums - legends... 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 →
