Don’t you just hate it when your own words come back to bite you in the arse? In our 2023 review of Troy Hawke we boldly declared: “Okay, we fully intended to stop writing anything about work-in-progress shows. We sort... Continue Reading →
One of the aims of this site has always been to extol the virtues of attending live stand-up comedy shows (honestly, it's literally in our 'About Us''). There's something unique about experiencing comedy in its rawest form - a room,... 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 →
We're sat in the Loading Bar on Brighton beach with a table nicely stacked with thematically named gaming cocktails (Skyrum anyone?) and my eyes are constantly switching from the classic StreetFighter 2 arcade cab on the far wall and the... Continue Reading →
30 years ago Jack Dee finished as the runner up in the Perrier Award (along with Eddie Izzard and Lily Savage) behind winner Frank Skinner. I looked that up because I had a hazy memory of watching the ceremony on... Continue Reading →
We have caught Dara O Briain a couple of times in Fringes past but almost always as the compere of a late-night mixed bill - his solo show sells out FAST. In fact the last time we saw his own... 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 →
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 →
"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 →
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