The Poor Rich
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2023 … This is one of those clown shows where an intimidating performer pleads and cajoles reluctant audience members to join them on stage.
Mon 14 August 2023
© Steve Ullathorne Stanley Baxter is the David Bowie of comedy
Lynn Ferguson's comedy favourites
14/08/2023 … Lynn Ferguson – the comedy veteran who also voiced Mac in Chicken Run 1 and 2 – has started her Edinburgh Fringe run of Storyland at the Gilded…
Stand-up on social media is the same joke told a thousand times
It's enough to make Nick Pupo want to become a forest hermit
14/08/2023 … How social media in comedy makes me want to become a forest hermit Social media has done wonders for stand-up comedy.
Leila Navabi: Composition
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2023 … Some of the most fascinating comics have spent their lives dealing with the kind of shit most of us will never truly appreciate.
Elf and Duffy: Heist
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2023 … This is a fun, artistic experiment from the ever-creative Elf Lyons and her collaborator Duffy – as well as bringing a touch of much-needed extra accessibility…
Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2023 … With the deliberately ambiguous I Can Make Me Rich – whose benefit is this for, us or his? - Stanley Brooks is a broad yet adaptable spoof of the financial…
© Alexis Dubus Having a blast backstage...
Darren Walsh on the best and the worst of the Fringe
14/08/2023 … Darren Walsh starts his Edinburgh Fringe run tomorrow, with his wordplay-heavy show 3rd Rock From The Pun running at 1.
Jonny Pelham: Optimism Over Despair
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2023 … Stand-ups are always lauding comedy as a way to confront dark issues, with large sections of this festival based on comedians processing their trauma through laughs…