It’s a strange feeling to be truly gutted that a clown has had to cancel their Fringe run due to other commitments. Whilst also being genuinely dead chuffed that those ‘other commitments’ have led to back-to-back Emmy Nominations for one... 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 →
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 →
There is a memory from a past Fringe that will probably always stay with me. I was leaning against a barrel/table in the Assembly Gardens waiting for my mates to get back from the bar. I probably playing on my... Continue Reading →
During the last two years the pandemic forced many industries to change and adapt in order to survive - and stand up comedy was right at the forefront of those changes. Clowns could no longer perform, venues struggled and comedy... Continue Reading →
During our first ever online interaction with Sofie Hagen they described us as mysterious and anonymous, which makes us sound so much cooler than we actually are but also immediately endeared us to this Danish clown. So, when we realised... Continue Reading →
We had no idea what this show was going to be when it first appeared on the listings and we had no idea what either of the named acts were like on stage... And yet, as soon as I saw... Continue Reading →
"HOWL AT THE MOOOOOOON!"... I am aware that this is is an unusual way to start a comedy review but it is the reason that we first encountered Tim Fitzhigham. Back in the day Tim used to play a, sort... Continue Reading →
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