Sonali Misra
@MisraSonali
Dr Sonali Misra (she/her) is an award-winning Indian author with a PhD in Publishing Studies. Her short stories and personal essays can be found in British, Canadian and Indian anthologies and at The National Library of Scotland. Her debut nonfiction book, 21 Fantastic Failures: and what their stories teach us, was released in 2020. Her work-in-progress YA fantasy novel won her Scottish Book Trust's New Writers Award in 2023. When she is not writing or teaching, Sonali enjoys watching stand-up comedy and drag shows and is thus happily reviewing them at Fringe.
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Gyles Brandreth Can’t Stop Talking!
Nostalgia and humour wrapped in amusing – if very British – storytelling
Stuart McPherson: The Peesh
Clever use of a ‘boys-gone-wild’ tale in the service of a routine of sensitivity and frank vulnerability
James Roque: Badong
A promising solo debut beautifully combining anecdotes, physical gags and a multimedia approach
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: Monsoon Season
Fascinating snapshot of the ‘historically accurate’ Jesus-lookalike’s life in Sri Lanka, US and the UK
Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island
A combination of endearing awkwardness, risqué humour, and physical gags in a show about motherhood
Rhys Nicholson – Rhys! Rhys! Rhys!
Nicholson could regale the audience for hours with their appetite for drama
Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up
Promising first half interrupted by an uncomfortable throwaway joke that pulls down the rest of the show
Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have
Combining comedy and music to laugh and vibe to in a wonderfully odd show
Alison Spittle: Wet
Clever writing backed by an endearing stage presence in a show you grin and nod along to
Vir Das: Wanted
Powerful storytelling meets hoot-worthy humour in this brilliantly crafted show about loving your country even if it doesn’t always love you back
Rajiv Karia: Gallivant
Karia takes to the stage with confidence and charisma but neither can save a mishmash of a script
SNORT
Silly, hilarious, great chemistry – improv at its best that will make you *snort* with laughter
Sophie Duker: Hag
A lesbian cruise, a Ghanian vulture, and a grandma reminiscent of Don Corleone feature in the cleverly written, hilarious story of how Sophie Duker became a hag
Jayde Adams: Men, I Can Save You
Free your thoughts and emotions to be guided by the Saviour–Jedi through humour, self-help speechifying, interpretive dance, and stirring vulnerability
Séayoncé: Res-Erection
The fortune ball detects great music, entertaining audience participation, all the puns and some unexpected touching moments
Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy
Laughs, a whole lotta heart, and the most badass way to exit the stage that one can only aspire to