Grace Jarvis: Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2026 … Grace Jarvis is no stranger to vulnerability.
2026 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Wed 19 August 2026
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2026
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2026 … She's definitely the first Scottish winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, but Eva Peroni may also be the first comic to already be making their Fringe…
Chelsea Birkby: Is In Full Control The Entire Time
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2026 … Chelsea Birkby's day job is as a science communicator and she's brought some of those skills to bear on this show, which aims to teach us how we can all…
Don Toberman: Ping-Pong Champ
Edinburgh Fringe theatre review
19/08/2026 … The premise couldn’t be simpler.
Tue 18 August 2026
Megasquirt: Fully Loaded
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … In a concrete bunker, long after all sensible folk have gone to their beds, the freaks of Edinburgh gather for a noisy, punk-infused, queer-coded mashup of hardcore…
Spencer Jones: Dogs
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … If Spencer Jones’s show was a dog, it would be an adorable mongrel puppy - a slightly odd-looking mix of indeterminate breeds, but cute and full of affection.
Chris Forbes: Father Christmas
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Guests to Chris Forbes’ new show are greeted by tinsel, footage of a crackling fire, and the comedian himself decked out in a garish jumper, Santa hat, and…
Omar Badawy: Guided Detour
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
18/08/2026 … Omar Badawy’s Fringe debut is tight as a drum.