Elis James: Fringe 2012
12/08/2012 … This is as riotous an hour as you’re going to get in Edinburgh, an absolute cracker of an hour’s stand-up storytelling.
Sun 12 August 2012
Dave McNeill: Fringe 2012
12/08/2012 … An epic canoe ride? Yes! A voyage of personal discovery? Yes? A skilled comedy actor? Yes again.
Tim Fitzhigham: Fringe 2012
12/08/2012 … Tim Fitzhigham’s wife must long for the day he takes up golf or fishing.
Phill Jupitus: Fringe 2012
12/08/2012 … Just up the road, and three hours before this show, Phill Jupitus delves into his past with a revival of his Porky the Poet persona.
Sara Pascoe: Fringe 2012
12/08/2012 … There are still shades of the slightly gauche teen in 31-year-old Saraa Pascoe – but in a hip way.
Matthew Crosby: Fringe 2012
12/08/2012 … One third of the hugely successful sketch troupe Pappy’s returns with his second Edinburgh hour – and what a treat it is.
Sat 11 August 2012
Manchester Comedy Festival axed
Funding troubles put event on ice
11/08/2012 … This year’s Manchester Comedy Festival has been cancelled, following problems securing funding.