Chris Thorburn: Cineman
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
08/08/2024 … For all its arthouse pretensions and action spectacle, cinema is essentially about pick 'n' mix, asserts former usher and perennial film student Chris Thorburn.
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Thu 08 August 2024
Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
08/08/2024 … Sue Gray was catapulted from civil service obscurity when charged with investigating Downing Street parties during lockdown.
Wed 07 August 2024
Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2024 … For more than 20 years comedy clubs have used Eminem’s motivational underdog anthem Lose Yourself as walk-on music to pump up audiences with its pounding instrumentation…
Maggie Winters: Marguerite
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2024 … Though an engaging presence, TikTokker and live comedian Maggie Winters has too little to reveal in this straightforwardly autobiographical hour.
© Megan Jepson Metroland Live: The Box
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2024 … Metroland are five blokes from North East England who’ve built up a cult audience for their online skits.
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2024 … Adopting learned, if pompous, professorial tones, Garry Starr issues a stark warning about the existential threats facing literature and his plan to save this valuable…
Zoe Brownstone: A Bite Of Yours
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2024 … The premise for Zoe Brownstone’s Fringe debut couldn’t be more straightforward.
Al! The Weird Tribute (and How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
07/08/2024 … If you’re in need of cracking writing, slick performance, and sophisticated PowerPoint animation, look no further than this gem.