‘How can somewhere so busy feel so lonely?’
Cerys Nelmes on the strains of the Edinburgh Fringe
21/08/2018 … ‘How can somewhere so busy feel so lonely?’ This was my first observation after attending my first ever Edinburgh in 2011.
Tue 21 August 2018
Tony Law: A Lost Show
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
21/08/2018 … This is Tony Law's apology tour, a show acknowledging the years lost to alcohol and cocaine.
Billy Connolly to make a BBC series about Scotland
...as claims his mind is fading are rebuffed
21/08/2018 … Billy Connolly is to make a major new BBC series about his native Scotland.
Willis & Vere: A Serious Play About World War II
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
21/08/2018 … Spoiler alert: The Serious Play About World War II isn’t serious.
© Andy Hollingworth Tom Lucy: Reluctant Millennial
Edinburgh Fringe review by Paul Fleckney
21/08/2018 … It might seem a good thing to become a successful stand-up early on, but Tom Lucy’s second show gives an indication of how it can actually stunt a comic.
'Louis CK let everyone down... but he's still the best stand-up I've seen'
Matt Rees picks his comedy favourites
21/08/2018 … Louis CK He let down everyone recently.
Graham Dickson: Timber
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
21/08/2018 … Graham Dickson’s latest character piece is a monster story.
Jobcentre gag is an old 'un
Dave's Joke Of The Fringe isn't entirely original... again
21/08/2018 … The gag that won this year's Dave Joke Of The Fringe is at least eight years old.