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.
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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.
© Stephanie Gibson Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2025 … Josie Long, who loves dropping very specific references into her stand-up, took her title from a quote by Italian Communist leader Antonio Gramsci: 'The…
Alice-India: See You In Hell
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2025 … Alice-India states she gives off ‘Catholic energy’, but she makes clear she's actually just a people pleaser.
Kate Owens: Cooking With Kathryn
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
14/08/2025 … Chaos reigns when the hyper-religious Kathryn attempts a cookery demonstration in the heart of America’s Bible belt.