David Quirk: Astonishing Obscurity
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … David Quirk’s insistence that his story is truthful, already anticipating our disbelief, promises an intriguing hour, while a dramatic lip-sync performance…
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Mon 21 August 2023
Holly Spillar: Hole
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … Hole is an impressive debut from a compelling performer who has found a quirky and entertaining way of telling her story, raising awareness - that dread phrase -…
Matt Hutchinson: Hostile
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … For a show ironically named Hostile, Matt Hutchinson’s Fringe debut strikes a fine balance between light humour and political truths.
Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy’s Home
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … Philipp Kostelecky commanded a hot, full room at the Stand this afternoon.
Charlotte Fox: Ouroboros The Return
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … Charlotte Fox is the serpent devouring its own tail in the Ouroborus, representing the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth.
Nick Doody: The Difficult Twelfth Album
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2023 … When a middle-aged white male comic starts talking passionately about what you can and can’t say on stage these days, it rarely turns out well.
Sun 20 August 2023
An Evening of Mayhem with Megan Stalter
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2023 … The joke of Meghan Stalter’s act is that she demands our adoration and acclaim without displaying any discernible talent to have earned it.
Max & Ivan: Life, Choices
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
20/08/2023 … Max and Ivan have always put some of their own lives into their Fringe shows, and never more successfully than in 2019’s powerhouse show, Commitment.