Nina Conti had the best reviewed show of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe
Closely followed by Matt Forde
Nina Conti had the best-reviewed comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, it has been revealed, closely followed by Matt Forde.
Analysis of 4,223 star-rated write-ups shows that Conti averaged 4.8 out of 5 stars for her Whose Face Is It Anyway? show at the festival with eight five-stars and two fours.
Forde’s End Of An Era Tour got nine five-star reviews and three fours, making an average of 4.75.
And Shamilton, the improvised hip-hop musical from US troupe Baby Wants Candy was a shade behind with a 4.71 average.
Analysis was originally conducted by the British Comedy Guide based on reviews from the 121 publications reviewing comedy at this year's Fringe, with Chortle calculating an extra decimal place to separate the shows, however thinly.
The reviews collated by the BCG ranged from broadsheet newspapers to micro-blogs, but gave no weighting to which publications issued the reviews.
The top ten rated shows, and their average star rating, were :
1. Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway? 4.80
2. Matt Forde: End Of An Era Tour 4.75
3. Shamilton The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical. 4.71
4. Trygve Wakenshaw: Silly Little Things 4.61
5: Elf Lyons: Horses 4.6
6: Tarot: Shuffle 4.56
7= Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me 4.55
7= Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle 4.55
9: Showstopper: The Improvised Musical 4.54
10= Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here 4.50
10= Pear 4.5
10=John Robertson: The Human Hurricane
Interestingly, Keyworth was the only one of the top ten shows to be nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award.
BCG's full run-down of best reviewed shows is here.
Published: 9 Sep 2024
