Kevin Ibbotson-Wight
@weaklemondrink
Borders-born Edinburgh based worker/ writer/ runner/ sleeper. A good book, a good film, or a good show and I'm a very happy chap.
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Other Articles: 267
Leith Comedy Festival
Three years later than initially planned, Leith has its own comedy festival
Cara Connors: Straight for Pay
An unusually structured hour from a real oddball performer
George Zacharopoulos: Wonderland
Entertaining and earnest storytelling stand-up is a winner despite a meager audience
Susan Riddell: Wonder Woman
One of Scotland’s most gifted comics really fulfilling her promise
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Ambitious and gorgeous, but ultimately slightly unsatisfying take on the classic novella
Shane Meadows
‘Nine out of 10 people who I ever talk to, Dead Man’s Shoes is almost annoyingly at the top of everyone’s list!’ We speak to Shane Meadows ahead of the EIFF screening of his iconic revenge thriller
Tom Ballard: It is I
Another cheerfully explosive hour of affable invective from one of comedy’s most reliable button-pushers
Priya Hall: Grandmother’s Daughter
Gifted raconteur hurls the audience through her tumultuous new life with passion and endless wit
Matt Hutchinson: Hostile
A fine introduction to a charming performer through his heritage and his career in the NHS
Max Norman: A Pirate’s Life For Me
Good-natured nautical silliness from a hyperactive soul that never grew up
Past Lives
A melancholy and aching sleight of emotional hand that signals the arrival of a major new voice
Is There Anybody Out There?
A wonderful personal journey towards self-acceptance that also seeks to reframe how we view disability
Sian Davies: This Charming Man
An exuberant, and ultimately jubilant coming-of-age romp through the Best in Class mastermind’s youth
Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night
A weird and sometimes wonderful batch of colourful characters appear at this most awkward of weddings
Ira Sachs
‘I think that there is a sexless quality to people wearing lycra’. We speak to the filmmaker about his new film Passages ahead of its screening at EIFF
Hope Dickson Leach
We spoke to the filmmaker about the film adaptation of her theatrical take on Stevenson’s classic The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ahead of its World Premiere
William Stone: Lofi Jokes to Study/Relax to
Metronomic gag merchant presents a strong hour of quality one-liners
A Political Breakfast
Our comedy editor finds himself on the other side of the performer/ critic divide as he takes part in satirical panel show
Jo Griffin: The Power Hour
Insanely high-energy presentation doesn’t quite suit the trippy, meditative subject matter
Milo Edwards: Sentimental
Bereavement handled with skill and a torrent of laughs in this phenomenal hour of stand-up
Kelly McCaughan: Catholic Guilt
This full bore counter-ritual of a one-woman show is something of a revelation