Thursday, August 23, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghFrom gags about vintage frocks to her toilet roll-hoarding mother-in-law, Ward is endearing, if under-poweredNot every Edinburgh comedy set needs a theme, story…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMBritain’s exit from the EU is quicksand for artists as well as politicians. This year, it’s inspired polemical cabaret and a drama that goes nowhere fastThe Edinburgh fringe’s best res…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMWednesday, August 22, 2018
Assembly George Square, EdinburghSketch duo Celeste Dring and Freya Parker are unstoppable in an outrageous and irreverent hour for ‘ladies and predators’‘Good afternoon, ladies and pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMFelicity Ward, Alex Edelman, Glenn Moore, Larry Dean and Kieran Hodgson also among standups in the running for £10,000 main prize – but the list has some striking omissions The shortlist …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMTuesday, August 21, 2018
He’s been derided by Daniel Kitson, shamed by Stewart Lee – and now our comedy critic has been depicted having his brains blown out by Sam Campbell. Just as well he can take a jokeI can …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PMAssembly George Square, EdinburghA parade of daft characters and killer gags illustrate Roberts’ credo that absurdism reflects the chaos of being aliveLeft-field standup John-Luke Roberts …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMAssembly, George Square, EdinburghIn a set called Produced by John Cleese, the Python’s daughter shares the bill with political standup Steve HofstetterHaving eschewed nepotism in the past…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMMonday, August 20, 2018
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghThe Aussie standup ditches blithe character-comedy for a brave show that is often more sad than funnyNo one who’s seen the Aussie act Steen Raskopoulos would a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith its chummy chat and Strictly gossip, this fringe show is like being force-fed pages of OK! magazineHis show is called Confessions and promises “candid ch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMSunday, August 19, 2018
Just the Tonic at the Mash House, EdinburghArtistry and geekery combine in a set that shows off Ewins’ clever video editing and pranksterish sense of funBrexit. #MeToo. Editing a newspaper…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMStand Comedy Club, EdinburghIn his new show Dr Cosmos, Moran ranges across religion, politics, cat personalities and TV ads for shampooElsewhere on the fringe, twentysomething tyros will hur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AMFriday, August 17, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn Just for Us, the smooth-talking and apparently fearless Bostonian standup recounts gatecrashing a white supremacist gathering in New YorkA young Jewish guy g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMThursday, August 16, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghTerrific skits and inventive gags mean the laughs come thick and fast in a delightful new hour from the sketch duoCleverness comes as standard from sketch duo t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe standup’s compelling personality and powerful voice add up to emphatic entertainment in this musical showThe audience are on their feet by the end of The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMTuesday, August 14, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghMok’s routines about sexuality, dolls and her mum’s disciplinary habits are promising but underpowered By the end, Evelyn Mok is blaming tiredness and askin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghNick Mohammed doesn’t quite conjure the powers of previous extravaganzas but this entertaining set has some impressive feats of memoryNick Mohammed’s comedy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMMonday, August 13, 2018
The Stand, EdinburghThe comic’s tangled personal life is the subject of bracingly raw scrutiny in this dazzling display of soul-searching comedyThere’s intimate standup comedy, and then …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMLaughing Horse @ the Counting House, EdinburghThe comic discusses race, mental health and mortality in a set that’s packed with difficult materialAhir Shah made his name – and secured a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMMonkey Barrel, EdinburghSense and subtlety are in short supply in this hour-long dive into the award-winning comic’s ‘wackadoo’ psycheInspired lunacy or meaningless drivel? In nonsense…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMSunday, August 12, 2018
Assembly George Square, EdinburghThis pin-sharp satire on self-love doesn’t aspire to comedy so much as ‘connect’ with its audience, yet positively gleams with surprises and smart impr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMSaturday, August 11, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCharacter comedy doesn’t come less cutting-edge, but despite his cheesy cliches and nonsense machismo, Dowd has his way with the crowdImagine Zorro struggling…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMFriday, August 10, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Matafeo’s neurosis, intelligence and flamboyant sense of her own ridiculousness make her a near-perfect comedianLast year, Rose Matafeo cast herself as the p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMPleasance Dome, EdinburghThe comedy trio return in stunning style, weaving rage, hurt and absurdity into one gleefully funny sketch showSix years ago in the Queen Dome venue – one of Edinb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMThursday, August 9, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Sam Wills’ mime and prop-act is a big draw, but his new show ramps up expectations with too little comedy payoff A new show, with all-new routines, from the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Amid the garish sex comedy, the standup provocateur makes a striking effort to embrace the complexity of gender politicsThose who shoot from the hip can easily…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMWednesday, August 8, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Palamides’ goofy interactive comedy about a macho ‘douchebag’ has a confrontational sting in its taleYou could piece together Natalie Palamides’ remark…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMTuesday, August 7, 2018
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghBritain’s Got Talent winner Lee Ridley combines the political and personal with razor-sharp observations about disability‘If you expect me to be that sweet and i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AMUnderbelly Cowgate, EdinburghDamien Warren-Smith’s alter ego delivers a drama masterclass, leading us from clownish chaos to feats of comic genius‘Theatre is dying. Garry is our only hop…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMMonday, August 6, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe self-proclaimed ‘riskiest comic in the biz’ is playing with our heads again, and this time the stakes are higher and the thrills greater‘I’m the ris…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PMAssembly George Square Theatre, EdinburghThe actor and comedian’s lucky dip of a show offers sketches, songs – and a controversial take on #MeToo‘Old-fashioned,” Maureen Lipman calls…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMJust the Tonic at the Mash House, EdinburghSo long as you can avoid making the inevitable Concords comparison, this peppy musical duo delivers some pleasantly diverting songsJoke that you’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM 
