Sofie Hagen: Shimmer Shatter
18/08/2016 … Sofie Hagen saves all her goodies until the end… you don’t really know where all her anecdotes are leading until the coda after the bucket speech asking for…
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Thu 18 August 2016
Luke Kempner: Judi Dench Broke My Heart
18/08/2016 … There’s a fair amount of snobbery around impressions in comedy; they’re seen as gimmicky and old-fashioned.
Wed 17 August 2016
Chortle Student Comedy final 2016
17/08/2016 … A gloriously diverse bunch of new comedians, a hugely excited audience and the encouraging, freewheeling compering of Mark Watson conspired to make this year’s…
Marny Godden: Where's John's Porridge Bowl?
17/08/2016 … Moses, a cute fluffy dog and a lager lout having an existential crisis are among the line-up of mercurial characters in Marny Godden’s show.
Joe DeRosa: Zero Forward Progress
17/08/2016 … We’re halfway through the Fringe and American first-timer Joe De Rosa still isn’t used to it – especially the more stop-start momentum of a festival crowd…
Phil Ellis Is Alone Together
17/08/2016 … He filled and he filled and he filled.
Hell To Play
17/08/2016 … It’s a good idea for a game show: two comedians find themselves in purgatory and have to compete for the chance to save their souls, by answering questions posed…
Goose: Hydroberserker
17/08/2016 … The Piccolo tent is just the venue for both the frenetic, charismatic comedy of Goose, and his big broad-brush show, Hydroberserker.