It's been a few years since I'd heard much from London Hughes. Then she, fairly innocently, joined the biggest conversation on social media (following a now infamous Dispatches documentary) and received an unwarranted level of backlash that caught the attention... Continue Reading →
I think that the best way to start this review is by stating that I have never seen ‘The Middle’, not for any specific reason, I just seemed to have missed it, but I didn’t want anyone thinking that this... Continue Reading →
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 →
At some point last year, I was sitting at home relaxing when I received a phone call from a very drunk and very over-excited, pal of mine. I think it was a Tuesday afternoon but this wasn't an unusual occurrence... Continue Reading →
Back in Edinburgh for the start of 2023 and I’m introducing a pal to the delights of the city - ridiculously we’d just seen Hibs win 6-0, so we were truly on a pretty remarkable high! - And I couldn’t possibly do... Continue Reading →
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