Reviews
Clown Sex
Clown Sex sometimes leans too heavily on disturbing content to be a winner, but has plenty to offer those with a more twisted sense of humour.
Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson
Existential stand-up that aims to get to the core of the comedian’s Asian-American idenitity
Grace Jarvis: This Is the Last Goldfish That I Am Going To Eat For You
A funny and fascinating look at autism and mental health
Lou Wall vs. The Internet
Witty take on the modern world feels uncomfortably relatable
Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom
An hour of comedy about a bowel condition without a single bum note
MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton
An unlikely rapper gives a crowd-pleasing (and involving) performance in this must-see improv show
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.
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
Matt Hutchinson: Hostile
A fine introduction to a charming performer through his heritage and his career in the NHS
Max Norman: A Pirate’s Life For Me
Good-natured nautical silliness from a hyperactive soul that never grew up
Sian Davies: This Charming Man
An exuberant, and ultimately jubilant coming-of-age romp through the Best in Class mastermind’s youth