James Roque: Badong
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
22/08/2022 … James Roque may be new to Edinburgh, but he’s a 13-year veteran of the comedy scene in New Zealand, where his telly credits include being a panellist on their…
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Thanyia Moore: Just Being Funny
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Pre-pando, Thanyia Moore had been preparing the archetypal Fringe show: a heartfelt personal story based around a broader issue.
Will Duggan: Iceberg
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Will Duggan is constantly beset by simmering anger – but you wouldn’t appreciate the fury he's capable of from his gentle, opening reflections…
Maisie Adam: Buzzed
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Even more than halfway through the Fringe, when many comedians are flagging, Maisie Adam maintains a giddy glee about being on stage.
Grant Busé: SentiMENTAL!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Musical comic Grant Buse is blessed with rock-star looks, a pleasant voice, and a gentle presence that has the audience eating out of his hand.
Markus Birdman: The Bearable Heaviness of Nearly Not Being
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Last June, when barely in his 40s, Markus Birdman had a stroke, losing half his eyesight through a rare condition called homonymous hemianopsia.
Heidi Regan Gives Birth Live On Stage Every Night Or Your Money Back
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … Heidi Regan opens her show with a unique perspective on an old topic – the difference between men and women – that sets the bar high.
Julie Jay: Oops, This Is Toxic
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2022 … In Oops This Is Toxic, Irish comic Julie Jay offers an amiable journey through the misogyny of her youth, rather clunkily tied to the ups and downs of Britney Spears’s…