4 - 28 August 2022
Ada Campe: Too Little, Too Soon
Absurdity, magic, and comedy, from a performer with an uncanny hold over her adoring audience
Reviewed here
4 - 28 August 2022
Rachel Jackson: Almost Famous
Scottish comedian barrels through the hour in a whirlwind of jokes and arresting honesty
Reviewed here
4 - 28 August 2022
Seymour Mace Presents Captain Winky's Fuck Off Olympics
Scattergun riffing from the ever-entertaining Geordie
Reviewed here
4 - 28 August 2022
Reviewed here
15 October 2019
Vikki Stone: Song Bird
Escapist joyous musical comedy with explosive laughs and moments of profundity
Reviewed at Pleasance Courtyard
18 - 25 August 2019
Darren McGarvey AKA Loki: Scotland Today
Articulate exploration of social class from popular political commentator
Reviewed here
3 - 25 August 2019
Ada Campe and the Psychic Duck
The beautifully macabre Ada Campe is in glorious form with her latest offering of magical comedy
Reviewed here
3 - 25 August 2019
Marjolein Robertson: Da Shetland Spree
The young Shetlandic comedian draws laughs with tales of her island youth
Reviewed here
2 - 25 August 2019
Reviewed here
2 - 25 August 2019
Richard Herring: RHLSTP
'The Podfather' Herring brings warmth and laughter to the Fringe with award-winning podcast
Reviewed here
1 - 25 August 2019
Reviewed here
1 - 25 August 2019
Reviewed here
1 - 25 August 2019
Marc Jennings: Getting Going
Astute observations and self-deprecating humour combine to make this comedian one to watch
Reviewed here
1 - 26 August 2019
Reviewed here
1 - 25 August 2019
Paul F Taylor: Odd Paul
Curly from sketch duo Short & Curly finds a way to make his silliness mean something
Reviewed here
1 - 25 August 2019
Ross Leslie: Pretty Shy for a White Guy
Subtle humour stretched a little too thin in Leslie's first full hour
Reviewed here
31 July - 25 August 2019
Reviewed here
31 July - 25 August 2019
Robin Grainger: Dog Complex
A warm show that's a mixed bag of great jokes and more pedestrian material
Reviewed here
31 July - 26 August 2019
Simon Munnery: Alan Parker Urban Warrior Farewell Tour
Munnery revives his cult comic creation for triumphant final farewell
Reviewed here
21 - 23 March 2019
Reviewed at The Stand, Glasgow
17 February 2019
Ahir Shah: Duffer
Blisteringly rage-filled hour of stand-up on life, the universe and everything else
Reviewed at Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
22 January 2019
Reviewed at The Stand, Glasgow
20 - 26 August 2018
Andy Zaltzman: Right Questions, Wrong Answers
Erudite and inventive stand up from one of the UK's most accomplished satirists
Reviewed here
3 - 25 August 2018
Eleanor Morton: Great Title, Glamorous Photo
Inventive feminist comedy that falls just short of greatness
Reviewed here
3 - 26 August 2018
Reviewed here
2 - 26 August 2018
Reviewed here
2 - 26 August 2018
Reviewed here
2 - 26 August 2018
Reviewed here
1 - 26 August 2018
Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man
Carefully constructed, but ultimately lukewarm hour of comedy from Britain’s beloved quizzer
Reviewed here
15 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
Charmian Hughes - Soixante Mirth
Engaging performer interprets her life's journey through the eyes of her younger self.
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
Michelle McManus's Reality: The Musical
Wonderful mixture of music and song from intensely likeable McManus.
Reviewed here
4 - 26 August 2017
Viv Groskop: Anchorwoman
Enjoyable show illustrates the prevalence of fake news and gives us something to smile about
Reviewed here
3 - 27 August 2017
Dana Alexander: The Milk is Not Free But Sometimes it is On Sale
Lack of audience participation scuppers a show that hinges on it.
Reviewed here
3 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
3 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
3 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
2 - 27 August 2017
Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn
Another savagely funny hour from the comedian with the speech machine
Reviewed here
20 May 2017
Reviewed here
9 April 2017
Reviewed at The Lemon Tree
29 March 2017
Reviewed here
14 March 2017
Richard Gadd
Award-winning Scottish comedian draws from personal trauma to create powerful performance.
Reviewed here
12 March 2017
Iain Stirling: Onwards!
Few flaws in this laughter fest for millenials but it is not what those who watched him on CBBC might expect...
Reviewed at Pleasance Courtyard
15 November 2016
Reviewed at The Counting House
4 - 28 August 2016
Reviewed here
4 - 28 August 2016
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2016
Reviewed here
16 - 28 August 2016
Eleanor Morton: Happy Birthday Katie Lewis!
'Poster-girl for awkwardness'' trademark free-wheeling surrealism tempered by a constraining narrative.
Reviewed here
14 - 28 August 2016
Shappi Khorsandi: Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey
Pertinent material from this strong comic, but fewer laughs than some of her previous shows
Reviewed here
8 - 14 August 2016
Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson
Duffy and Sampson intertwine music and poetry expertly, showing just how special the Fringe is.
Reviewed here
5 - 28 August 2016
Jo Caulfield: Pretending to Care
A stripped-back show demonstrating consumate skill with familiar themes.
Reviewed here
5 - 28 August 2016
Reviewed here
4 - 28 August 2016
Reviewed here
4 - 28 August 2016
Andy Zaltzman: Plan Z
Quality topical satire from Bugle podcast alumnus, but occasionally feels like a work-in-progress.
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2016
Reviewed here
4 August 2016 - 28 March 2017
Lost Voice Guy: Disability for Dunces Vol. 2
Good earthy humour from the guy with the speech synthesiser
Reviewed here
April - 8 July 2016
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
For anyone in love with the WWF in the 90s, it's a heartwarming trip down memory lane.
Reviewed here
Invalid Date
Reviewed here
3 - 26 August 2018
Loki, the Scottish Rapper: Poverty Safari Live
Scottish rapper and social commentator challenges stereotypes in an important hard-hitting hour.
Reviewed here
1 - 12 August 2018
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.
Reviewed here