Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
© Netflix Jay Richardson on the cult favourite's mainstream outing
01/09/2026 … How do you retain the chaotic spirit and upstart cultishness of a show like Stamptown when it lands on the world's biggest streaming platform? That's…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
31/08/2026 … Matthew Gallagher rails against his venue’s description of him as a ‘joyous buffoon’, though it’s a persona he might do well to lean into.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
31/08/2026 … This is a hard show to review, for objectively it is not the funniest nor most inventive offering on the Fringe – but those taking part are having so…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
31/08/2026 … Irish comedian Roger O’Sullivan talks of having a peasant mindset: the feeling that nothing good will ever happen to him, and if it does, it will eventually…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
31/08/2026 … Some people live huge lives.
© Hector Cuamba Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
31/08/2026 … Full marks for ambition for Kate Smurthwaite, whose verbose title explains exactly what stupidly demanding challenge she set herself this festival.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
31/08/2026 … We can surely thank all those clips on social media, but there are plenty of crowd work shows this Fringe – even though it feels a little like cheating to…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
31/08/2026 … It's the Fringe, so of course, Caitriona Dowden isn't the only person in Edinburgh with a harp – but she surely IS the only person presenting…
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