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.
Reviews: 871
Other Articles: 267
Best in Class
Terrific cause and a terrific showcase for new talent
Eva Bindeman: Semi Killer
A very solid hour from a comedian who deserves to be a winner
Claire Woolner: A Retrospection
A frantic and bewildering mash-up of clowning and performance art that is far more accessible and emotional than should be possible
Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine
A breakneck and entertaining hour through a raft of period drama tropes and anachronistic pop culture references
Vix Leyton: Antihero
Splendid hour of anecdotal stand-up from a vivid and vivacious raconteur
Adele Cliff Can Break Your Arm
Quick-fire gag merchant hammers through an entertaining hour but leaves some of the crowd behind
Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown
Mainstream but endearing look at mental health and the differences between the generations
The Opera Comedy Show
An informative and impressively performed introduction to the world of Rhinemaidens and consumptive Bohemians
Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic
Hilarious character sketches stuffed to the gills with mad ideas from a truly gifted performer
Louise Atkinson: Mates
Spectacularly assured debut hour riffs splendidly on one endlessly versatile theme
Fiona Ridgewell: No-Nonsense
A likeable introduction to a winning comic with a great knack of bonding with her audience
Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
A clown show as generous of spirit as it is inventive and uproarious
Lachlan Werner: Voices Of Evil
Inventive and hilarious occult show reanimates ventriloquism’s prostrate corpse
Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon
Highly-anticipated character-comedy debut is a triumph of verve and imagination
Rhiannon Shaw
‘Hoping to have fun, develop my audience and maybe, just maybe, meet husband number two’. Character comedian Rhiannon Shaw tells us about her ‘Wedding Night’
10 Films to See at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
We take a look at some potential highlights of the resurrected Edinburgh International Film Festival
Larry Owens
‘I think it’s going to be a match made in heaven’. We speak to musical theatre performer and comedian Larry Owens about his debut Fringe show
Matt Hutchinson
‘The important thing is to make sure you’re laughing at the perpetrators of these negative things’. We talk to comedian Matt Hutchinson about his debut Fringe show
Bronwyn Sweeney
‘Oh man. I thought I would take my accent-faking secret to my grave’. Comedian Bronwyn Sweeney tells us about her debut Fringe hour
John Tothill
‘I’d love to see Florence Nightingale let her hair down for once’. We talk the pursuit of pleasure with ‘The Last Living Libertine’ John Tothill
Kathy Maniura
‘Can anyone resist the appeal of a slutty little airpod?’ We talk to character comedian Kathy Maniura about her debut Fringe show ‘Objectified’
Mamoun Elagab
‘Somebody like myself at this festival is obviously not the norm’. We speak to comedian Mamoun Elagab about his debut Fringe hour ‘Why I Love White People’
Dan Tiernan
‘Stand-up comedy is my favourite thing in the world and the Fringe is the best place in the world to watch it’. We speak to the double-award winning Dan Tiernan about his debut hour