Esther Manito
'I refuse to have goals as they stress me out'. We spoke to the comedian about her tour show 'Hell Hath No Fury', coming to Edinburgh and Glasgow
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight/13 October 2023
comedy
Leith Comedy Festival
Three years later than initially planned, Leith has its own comedy festival
Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom
An hour of comedy about a bowel condition without a single bum note
Dan Tiernan: Going Under
Bombastic hour of clever punchlines is exhausting but impressive
Cara Connors: Straight for Pay
An unusually structured hour from a real oddball performer
George Zacharopoulos: Wonderland
Entertaining and earnest storytelling stand-up is a winner despite a meager audience
Susan Riddell: Wonder Woman
One of Scotland's most gifted comics really fulfilling her promise
Banana
A farcical, inventive, and funny hour of clowning from Michael Galligan that will make you look at bananas like you never have before.
Paul Foot: Dissolve
Fringe veteran delivers a mixture of humour and emotional depth
Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good
A near-perfect hour of observational comedy music and poignant stand-up
An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People
Strong narrative-driven stand-up irreverently dealing with the death of a parent
Tom Ballard: It is I
Another cheerfully explosive hour of affable invective from one of comedy's most reliable button-pushers
Priya Hall: Grandmother's Daughter
Gifted raconteur hurls the audience through her tumultuous new life with passion and endless wit