Reviews
Gareth Waugh: Oh Boy…!
Affable Edinburgh comedian revisits his cringe filled teenage bucket list.
Jim Smith: Back to the Teuchter!
From the farm to the Fringe Jim Smith’s down-to-earth patter is just right for his teuchter audience.
Jay Lafferty: Wheesht!
Chatty Glaswegian comic charms with her infectious personality.
Janeane Garofalo: Put A Pin In That
Aimless and self-indulgent hour of meandering chat fails to satisfy.
The Delightful Sausage: Regeneration Game
Northern small-town surrealism freshened up for the present day
Laura Davis: Ghost Machine
Ambitious and expansive show that handles challenging material with ease.
John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy!
Ridiculous character vignettes build to clever denouement in first rate surrealist hour.
Love Like 90s R ‘n’ B
Disappointing foray into the 90s life-soundtrack of Australian comic.
Jim Tavaré: From Deadpan to Bedpan
Recent accident means Fringe comeback is heavy on trauma, light on laughs.
Bob Slayer Is Bob Slayer (The Eponymous Show)
An off-the-wall hour from an experienced pro that uses almost everything to gain laughs
Glenn Moore: Glenn Glenn Glenn, How Do You Like It, How Do You Like It
Ambitious and circuitous set involving the secret life of surgeons, the evolution of pyjamas and an unquenchable desire to be an astronaut.
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.
Freestyle Comedy
Audience participation is the dish of the day in this well-executed hour of fun.
Once In A Generation
Smart and witty piece of new writing about a future-defining national vote. No, not that one.
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.