Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe standup delivers an energetic set about trying to live up to his parents’ expectations and the ethics of his corporate day job “I am unhinged!” There�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37AMHaving built his reputation as a comic and podcaster on his candour about anxiety and addiction, Robins is facing a new comedy challenge – happiness ‘There is no greater sorrow,” as Da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37AMGilded Balloon, EdinburghHenry Naylor’s well-intentioned drama about deaths in care homes lets anger cloud its judgment Hyde, Manchester, in the 1990s. Frank and Georgie’s 78-year-old mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe nerdy comic takes his standup in a new direction with this partly participatory show but it doesn’t exploit his strengths He may be making his 10th Edinbu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AMMonkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghA clown by trade, Masli here sets about tackling the audience’s problems. Her leftfield efforts to ease them are one of this fringe’s true tonics At any gi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:43PMMonkey Barrel @ the Tron, EdinburghAsh’s audacious conceit dares to find the funny side of tragic events, and partly succeeds, until this rawly emotional show slips comedy’s moorings If …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AMAfter the pain of the Covid years, the festival has returned with a roar. It can make a new standup’s career – if they are willing to sleep in a nuclear bunker and expose their own traum…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55AMTheatre Royal, GlasgowDelivering his own ‘origin story’, with interruptions encouraged, Acaster skilfully pieces together big-yield routines from inauspicious beginnings We all learned …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49AMAssembly George Square, EdinburghSeventies spy novels, sexually frustrated poultry, an April Fools’ Day breakup … it’s all here in the sophomore show from Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49PMAssembly Roxy, EdinburghThe US writer, comedian and actor’s cabaret show includes potent songs about sexuality, identity and police violence Triple-threat doesn’t begin to describe the a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAudiences will fall for upbeat stooge Magliano, who delivers a fun, well-wrought follow-up to last year’s sellout show – and ends on a perspective-shifting …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AMAssembly George Square, EdinburghGrace stars as the Black Widow actor to poke fun at cross-racial casting, in an intricate takedown of fixed identity that will leave your mind buzzing ‘An …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMMonkey Barrel, EdinburghUnpicking relationships with swagger and a dash of Hannah Gadsby-esque introspection, the standup seems ready for the big league Olga Koch has turned 30, and – per…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:43PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThough she emerged as 00s comedy royalty, Allen’s show about kicking back against dull domesticity only raises a few smiles How to calibrate your expectations…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghMoving beyond the gag about Rishi Sunak which dragged her into a media storm, Navabi’s first fringe show introduces us to a comic of promise Leila Navabi unde…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:19AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghPlumbing the realms of the unexpected, O’Neill plays both parts of a clowning double act, masterfully testing the limits of freak-out comedy ‘One banana, tw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25PMSummerhall, EdinburghThe comic relives being a carer for a lovably eccentric adopted uncle in a heartfelt show that demonstrates caring’s reciprocal flow The “dead dad show” is a fring…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:07PMMonkey Barrel at the Tron, EdinburghThis part-improvised, largely mimed and entirely chaotic comic play about guinea pigs and bank robbery is ramshackle fun Edinburgh comedy award-nominated …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMPleasance Dome, EdinburghThe polarising comic overthinks relationships and family ties before leading his audience into territory where he’s not after laughs Drew Michael’s first televis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37PMMonkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghNational stereotypes aside, the cordial TikTok star delivers lively cross-Channel observations and adds a soupçon of substance Social media rewards high conce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis relentlessly upbeat call to relish life’s little boons was an awardwinner at Melbourne’s comedy festival and is a fun hour Misery loves comedy, they sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe comedian rebrands as angry for her second show, but it’s her likable comic persona that proves irresistible Not the least achievement of Chloe Petts’ de…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AMUnderbelly Cowgate, EdinburghUS comedians Anne Gregory and Rebekka Johnson front a satire of girl bossing, with guest acts including the British pop star It’s a bit of one thing and a bit …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AMAssembly Hall, EdinburghIs the fringe veteran stretching himself? No, but his laconic style is deceptive: he’s never less than beadily alert Might knob gags be defended on the basis of cul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:37AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAfter moving to Glasgow, the Yorkshire standup dreams of reinventing himself as a Scotsman – but will faking an accent and ordering vegan haggis be enough? Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:43PMThe Norwegian clown, whose hi-vis strip show won BGT and took over TikTok, is bringing his silliness to a yurt in Edinburgh. ‘Something bigger than me is happening,’ he says. ‘It’s o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AMSoho theatre, LondonThe Irish standup’s new show swerves from the problems with getting older to 80s nostalgia, and just about pulls it off “I’m ageing by the minute,” says Deirdre O…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AMSoho theatre, LondonAn AI comedian cracks jokes tailored to the audience’s internet search history in this spoof corporate presentation Streaming platforms increasingly tailor content to o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PMSoho theatre, LondonAnything goes in this oddball show that sees the two American TV comics veer from deliberately duff jokes to tricksy absurdity ‘Most comedians do one type of comedy. We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMPreston Park, BrightonMatafeo offers up heartbreak hilarity and Wang brings his dad jacket to the charming outdoor event with the nastiest hecklers on the south coast It is, says host Suzie …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMAt a late hour, the former Perrier has found new sponsors. Some winners have mixed feelings about it but the prize brings attention to an art form that doesn’t get enough appreciation The …
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