Monday, 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 ass…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PM[SHARE]Pleasance 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 chat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, 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 o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Stand 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 02:18AM[SHARE]Friday, 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 07:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, 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 04:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance 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 Di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, 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 asking he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance 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, ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM[SHARE]Monday, 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 ther…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PM[SHARE]Laughing 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 2017…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]Monkey 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 comed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, 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 impro'I'm …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM[SHARE]Saturday, 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 w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Friday, 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 per…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM[SHARE]Pleasance 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 Edinbur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, 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 er…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AM[SHARE]Pleasance 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 03:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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' remarkable new…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, 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 innoc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AM[SHARE]Underbelly 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 hope," …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM[SHARE]Monday, 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 riskiest co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PM[SHARE]Assembly 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 herself…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM[SHARE]Just 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're…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 4, 2018
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghTed Heath and Harold Wilson feature in a terrific caricature comedy that traces Britain's EU troubles back to the 70sArguments about Europe, sovereignty, Britai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM[SHARE]Monday, July 23, 2018
Soho theatre, LondonHis shtick is tubby underdog with the heart of a poet " but the New Orleans comic was a bit too hit and missSean Patton is a New Orleans native who made waves at last yea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 22, 2018
Doctor Brown's shows are anarchic affairs " with a fair amount of nudity, too. But it's all about freedom, he says'Hey, dude." I've just arrived for our interview, and Doctor Brown appr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]The LA comic, who won best newcomer at last year's Edinburgh fringe, has tested her electric new material on American audiences. But how will Nate " her 'douchebag' male alter ego " go down …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Park theatre, LondonThe politics of comedy is examined through the prism of faltering father and son comedians played by Les Dennis and Blake Harrison'I realised why I never liked jokes," sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 15, 2018
O2 Arena, LondonThe anarchic comedy crew's first ever UK date offers warmth, wit and mischief in an irresistible cavalcade of songs, skits and incongruous celebsThe Muppets long since conque…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM[SHARE]Friday, July 13, 2018
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWith his expert delivery, the US standup can lead even unpromising and overfamiliar material to giddy heights of comic dismayJim Gaffigan is touring the world…
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