Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band: Fringe 2012
08/08/2012 … Musical performer Tommy Mackay was admirably relaxed when it appeared for a few minutes that your reviewer was going to be his entire audience.
Wed 08 August 2012
Loretta Maine: Fringe 2012
08/08/2012 … I blagged a lift to Edinburgh From London; it took seven hours.
Checkley and Bush: Fringe 2012
08/08/2012 … This show started with a musical parody of I Predict A Riot, and ended with a musical parody of Rihanna's S&M involving a well known high street supermarket.
Luke Benson: Fringe 2012
08/08/2012 … This debut show from Geordie Luke Benson is a real game of two halves.
Tue 07 August 2012
'Your instinct is usually to run away from clichés, but here you embrace it'
Charlie Brooker on A Touch Of Cloth
07/08/2012 … Imagine a new show from Charlie Brooker, and your probably think of something incredibly intense: the man himself ranting passionately at the inanity of TV news,…
'It's a strange choice...'
Carl Donnelly on what makes him laugh
07/08/2012 … Question TimeA strange choice for a >list of things that make me laugh but there is nothing I like more than seeing politicians fighting over rounds of applause.
© Featureflash / Shutterstock.com Sacha Baron Cohen to star in spy spoof
07/08/2012 … Sacha Baron Cohen is to make a spoof James Bond-style film – after selling the idea to Paramount Studios for around £1million.