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
Mudfish: Might as Well
Silly sketches galore from talented Cambridge Footlights alumni
Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience
Intriguing surrealist stand up/market research exercise/vision of a dystopian comedy future
Midnight Snacks
An uneven but enjoyable show, pioneering a new way of delivering stand up comedy in the name of a good cause
Anesti Danelis: This Show Will Change Your Life
Winning Canadian songsmith frequently hits a high note of excellent comedy
Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island
A combination of endearing awkwardness, risqué humour, and physical gags in a show about motherhood
Illegally Funny
Intelligent and hugely varied hour of excellent stand-up, delivered at a screwball pace
Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not
Likeable Welsh comic works best when embracing her weirder side
Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich
Hard-hitting stand-up points to the UK's dangerous class divide
Alex Hylton: Love, Probably
Fluent and funny comic reflects on recent life events through a rom-com lens
Louise Leigh Amused
Refreshingly unselfconscious comedy about the perils of midlife