Ben Van der Velde: Fablemaker
Edinburgh Fringe review by Alex Bruce
03/08/2019 … Ben Van Der Velde spins many crowd work plates in Fablemaker, seeking a patchwork narrative in a one-man improv show entirely comprising audience interaction.
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Sat 03 August 2019
Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2019 … Put it down to her storytelling skills, or put it down to the prominent place that no-nonsense Italian-American New Yorkers already have in popular culture,…
Sketch You Up!
Edinburgh Fringe review by Alex Bruce
03/08/2019 … Four strong performers offer an energetic hour that’s far more convincing than so many sketch offerings.
Izzy Mant: Polite Club
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2019 … ‘Polite’ and ‘stand-up’ are not words that naturally belong together.
Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2019 … In last year’s well-received show, Laura Lexx opened her heart about the deeply personal mental health problems she encountered trying to conceive a baby,…
Ladylikes: Top Secret House Party!
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
03/08/2019 … Ladylikes are two peppy, fun performers tapping into the universal mores of women in their early thirties, where carefree vim starts butting up against life’s…
© BBC The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk
03/08/2019 … TV REVIEW: Amid the trend for meaningful, realistic comedies such as Fleabag, how refreshing it is to have The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk back for a full(ish)…
Fri 02 August 2019
Simon Brodkin: 100% Simon Brodkin
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
02/08/2019 … He achieved some fame with his alter-ego Lee Nelson and even more notoriety for such stunts as handing Theresa May her P45 and showering FIFA’s Sepp Blatter…