© Matt Stronge Amy Annette: Busy Body
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2025 … Amy Annette says her sophomore Fringe show is about ‘social labels’ but there’s really only one that applies: fun aunt.
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Fri 15 August 2025
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Robin Grainger: People Pleaser
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2025 … Such seems Robin Grainger's need to avoid disapproval that he initially describes his recent break-up as amicable, despite leaving him homeless with legal…
Marjolein Robertson: Lein
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2025 … Lein is the final part in a Fringe trilogy, whose titles have spelled out the Shetland comedian’s name over the past three years.
Paul Campbell: The Lost Tapes of Somerfield
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2025 … Mancunian comic Paul Campbell is dressed for a funeral, entering in a dishevelled black suit and tie with wild hair and appearing rattled and concussed.
Thu 14 August 2025
Rory Marshall: Pathetic Little Characters
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2025 … Pathetic Little Characters is an impressive calling card for Rory Marshall’s abilities to conjure up credible alter-egos, all intrinsically funny without…
John Shuttleworth: Raise The Oof
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2025 … Even among comedy icons, greatest hits shows are a rarity.
Durham Revue: Sketch Marks The Spot
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2025 … Durham Revue are very much sticking to the tried-and-tested formula for student sketch troupes, dancing on to the stage with carefully choreographed energy,…
Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2025 … Well this is just the funniest and most commanding debut to land in Edinburgh for many years.