Robert Peacock
@peaky76
Robert is the Managing Editor of The Wee Review and has been writing for the site since 2014. Previously, he was manager of the Yorkshire arts website, digyorkshire. Having worked in the arts, charity and horseracing sectors, he is now a full-time software engineer and lives in Edinburgh with his partner and two young daughters.
Reviews: 574
Other Articles: 271
Hello Georgie, Goodbye Best
Subtle and effective piece of new writing based on football hero’s lost weekend.
Eleanor Tiernan: Success Without A Sex Tape
The single life of an Irishwoman makes for an easy, enjoyable hour.
Putting On The Blitz
Well-pitched bad taste character comedy. Just don’t expect to see them on TV any time soon.
Lolly Jones: 50 Shades of May
Theresa May as you’ve never seen her before (and wouldn’t want to see her in real life) makes for raucous fun.
The Straw Man
Cry of the washed-up white male hits all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order.
Corydon Ovium
Well-performed nonsense as Nightmares Productions convert free fringe space into a horror circus.
Garrett Millerick
Normally a ball of comic rage, the comedian tells us how a traumatic event for him and his wife totally rerouted his Fringe plans.
Splashback
A toilet attendant only wants to be acknowledged in wobbly, but surprisingly poignant WC-set musical.
The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue: Ham
Visual punning clown duo give their greatest hit a Fringe debut.
I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife?: A Play by Christopher Bliss
A play inside a character comedy might be a layer too far.
The Delightful Sausage: Regeneration Game
Northern small-town surrealism freshened up for the present day
Tim Renkow Tries To Punch Down
Crippled, redneck Jew puts everything on the table in a dark, cathartic hour.
Luca Cupani: God Digger
Likeable Italian talks Catholic guilt and saintly interventions.
Ashley Blaker: Observant Jew
Gently amusing tale of one man’s journey to ultra-Orthodoxy.
Brett Goldstein: What Is Love Baby Don’t Hurt Me
Minor sitcom star muses on whether real love is possible, especially when your partner knows the A-list.
Edinburgh Comedy Panel announced
Ten person panel will decide who follows last year’s winners Hannah Gadsby and John Robins.
Pianodrome
A playable ampitheatre of pianos turns a Botanic Gardens lawn into another unusual pop-up Fringe venue.
Moonlight On Leith
Love letter to Edinburgh’s little sister hopes to raise funds to save a loved local building.
No Home Like This Place
Blair Christie, founder of charity Raised Voices, explains what they’re doing at this year’s Fringe.
User Not Found
Keep or delete? Dante or Die explore digital legacy as part of the Traverse festival programme.
Leo Burtin – The Midnight Soup
A grandmother’s diary prompted this theatre-cookery crossover piece which comes to Summerhall Fringe.
Showing Their Class
Robert Peacock talks to three proudly working class comics about the difficulties they face in their careers and what they’re doing to overcome them.