Andrew Doherty: Sad Gay AIDS Play
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
10/08/2025 … There are more than a few badly acted, laboriously written, achingly earnest melodramas at every Fringe.
Sun 10 August 2025
© Ian Bowkett Jamie D'Souza: Brownie
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
10/08/2025 … There’s something immensely likeable about Jamie D’Souza, partly because an hour in his company never feels like you’re being attacked with charisma.
© Michael Julings Can we have a shorthand for ‘I think your work is cool but I’m not going to be weird about it’?
Cerys Bradley on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
10/08/2025 … Cerys Bradley is presenting Queer Tales for Autistic Folk at Underbelly Bristo Square at 2.
Sketch Show Bingo!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
10/08/2025 … With a fairly traditional approach to sketch, Quirks and Foibles are not reinventing the wheel.
Why the Fringe is better when you're sober
There are much better ways to relieve stress, says Alex Stringer
10/08/2025 … I think we can all agree that comedians are mental, right? Like, telling jokes to strangers for validation and/or money is a weird thing to enjoy.
Jo Caulfield: Bad Mood Rising
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
10/08/2025 … Our friends across the media landscape have questions to answer regarding the career of Jo Caulfield, who reliably pulls sizeable audiences every Fringe, receiving…
Alan Davies: Think Ahead
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
10/08/2025 … The segment you’ll remember from Alan Davies’ first show in a decade is not the funniest bit.
'It’s universally funny – but also, sometimes, deeply disturbing'
Marjolein Robertson picks her comedy favourites
10/08/2025 … Marjolein Robertson is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with Lein, the third part of her trilogy combining personal story with Sheltand mythology.