JoJo Sutherland: Riches To Rags
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
26/08/2019 … In her first solo Fringe show in five years, Scottish circuit stalwart JoJo Sutherland tells of how she came from a family so wealthy that she grew up in a castle…
2019 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 26 August 2019
Sun 25 August 2019
Josh Pugh: Maybe The Real Comedy Awards Are The Friends We Make Along The Way
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
25/08/2019 … There’s a certain irony to Josh Pugh’s title, which he attempts to abbreviate, with Richard Herring-style clumsiness, as MTRCAATFWMATW.
Cally Beaton: Invisible
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
25/08/2019 … Invisible is a stunning piece of storytelling, frustratingly wedded to a big chunk of lazily mediocre comedy.
Alistair Williams: How To Lose Weight And Be Less Racist
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
25/08/2019 … For what it’s worth, I’d probably have handed this show an extra star were it not almost entirely comprised of previous shows’ material.
Danny Ward: Danny's Got Talent
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
25/08/2019 … For an indication of how much stand-up has changed in the 20 years since Danny Ward first tried, and failed, to become a comic, compare the opening gag he shares…
Zach Zimmerman: Clean Comedy
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
25/08/2019 … I’m not sure Zack Zimmerman’s ironic title has entirely worked for him in a festival where few people really read the full blurb.
Jack Rooke: Love Letters
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
25/08/2019 … For most of his career, Jack Rooke has been the go-to-guy for grief and male suicide, having brought a light touch to both sombre topics in his last critically acclaimed…
Steff Todd: Reality Check
Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson
25/08/2019 … A growing complaint from impressionists is that with audiences split across multiple television channels and online platforms, the pool of celebrities with enough…