Craig Speirs: Problem Child
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
22/08/2026 … I’ve seen my fair share of odd Fringe venues, but The Alchemist in St James Quarter is a new one.
Sat 22 August 2026
Hypnotist Matt Hale: Funbelievable! 90s
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
22/08/2026 … If it says five stars at the top, I’ve been compelled against my will.
Sophie Garrad at Chortle's Fast Fringe
Extract from her Edinburgh show
22/08/2026 … Here’s Sophie Garrad talking about a hospital stay last year – when she unexpectedly found out she was expecting a baby.
Fri 21 August 2026
Ele McKenzie: Bringing It All Back Home
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2026 … Ele McKenzie brings her debut to Edinburgh in somewhat overdue fashion, after being a great value-add to London mixed bills for many years and playing a central…
Olivia Xing: Baby of Colour
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2026 … Olivia Xing is feeling torn.
Sophie Garrad: A Period Drama
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2026 … Social media comedian Sophie Garrad bucks the trend of her peers this year by coming to the Fringe with a story that really makes the most of the long-form format.
Rob Kemp: Beatlesjuice
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2026 … Seven years ago, Rob Kemp had THE cult hit of the Edinburgh Fringe with The Elvis Dead, a late-night romp in which he replayed The Evil Dead 2 to a soundtrack of…
Candace Bryan: Don’t Be Ridiculous, Everybody Wants This
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2026 … It’s clear to see where Candace Bryan got her outsider credentials, raised by a devoutly communist single father in the Republican heartland of Tennessee,…