Short Com treats Edinburgh and Glasgow to the best in comedy shorts
Festival whose alumni have gone on to TV and award success showcases 50 films from the best new international talent
Robert Peacock / 2 November 2022
comedy
Jerry Sadowitz - Not For Anyone
Diabolical in service of deeper truths; the Fringe doesn't realise what it's missing
Tom Mayhew
Trash Rich
Hard-hitting stand-up points to the UK's dangerous class divide
John Shuttleworth: A Wee Ken To Remember
[Rating:3/5] Likeable singer-songwriter's gentle Northern humour is becoming cringeworthy - and not in a good way
Dylan Moran: Off the Hook
[Rating:4/5] Grumpy old Irishman battles against modern society with this bitingly hilarious tirade.
Jeremy Hardy
[Rating: 4/5] Dry wit and more than a little bit of politics from ‘whispering’ Jeremy Hardy
Susan Calman: Ladylike
Less direct and more wide ranging than previous years, Susan Calman continues to be one of the Fringe's best.
Don’t Worry Guys it’s Sarah Campbell
[rating: 4/5] Ferociously funny stand up on the importance of tupperware and our growing redundancy.
Hennessy and Friends: Murmurs
[rating:3/5] Wide-ranging sketch show from an oddly matched trio.
Tony Law: Enter the Tonezone
[rating:3/5] Silly reigns supreme in an enjoyably human exploration of surreal comedy.
Robin Ince’s Blooming Buzzing Confusion
[rating:5/5] A mind-expanding hour, proving that science doesn't need to be dumbed down to be funny.
Laurence Owen: Lullabies of Pervland
[rating:3/5] Better than expected musical comedy about mankind's most basic urges.
Rachel Stubbings: Doing It For Himself
[rating:4/5] Charm and self-loathing from self-proclaimed runt of the family.