Helen Bauer: Bless Her
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
01/08/2025 … ‘This whole thing’s a panic attack!’ Helen Bauer’s appraisal of her frenetically anxious show is as honest a description as you could hope…
2025 Archives
Fri 01 August 2025
The biggest award just got bigger
Ridiculous NextUp trophy back at the Edinburgh Fringe
01/08/2025 … The literal biggest award in comedy is back - and bigger than ever.
Su Mi: Thismotherphucker
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
01/08/2025 … For Su Mi’s Fringe debut, the comic has settled on a unique visual presentation that mixes traditional clown tropes with elements that express something ineffable…
Don't get so wrapped up in your own show!
Adele Cliff on the best and and worst of the festival
01/08/2025 … Adele Cliff, former UK pun champion and regular on the Dave's Funniest Jokes list, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Dusty Creases: Dance Your Life Away
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
01/08/2025 … This could be an introvert’s worst nightmare… and, personally, not my first choice for a fun time.
Can comedy reach its highest form without full freedom of speech?
Saaniya Abbas on the stand-up scene being built in Dubai
01/08/2025 … They say: ‘Build it, and they will come.
Ben Pope: The Cut
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
01/08/2025 … For reasons it’d be a spoiler to explain, Ben Pope finds himself almost ungooglable.
© Dylan Woodley 'A singular, unflinching look at a life deemed redundant by the transactional machinery of capitalism'
Toussaint Douglass picks his comedy favourites
01/08/2025 … Toussaint Douglass – who’s performing his debut show Accessible Pigeon Material at the Edinburgh Fringe – picks a wildly diverse list…