Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … At one point in this intellectually and emotionally probing show, Alfie Brown mounts an eloquently persuasive defence of comedy as a mature artform, a capable and…
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Josh Glanc: Family Man
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … Josh Glanc gives free rein to his most playful impulses in this charming, deeply silly new grab bag of ideas that never adds up to much and is all the better for…
Mr Cardboard
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … A debut clowning show from American Miles Calderon and Sydney-based Levi Meltzer, Mr Cardboard is a journey into drab realms of imagination, styled after The Snowman,…
Michelle Brasier: Legacy
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … In typically full-throated song, Michelle Brasier ponders what her legacy will be ‘if I die before my time’ – a terrifyingly real risk given that…
© Rebecca Need-Menear Alex Franklin: Gurl Code
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … Alex Franklin’s default setting is to be giddy and silly.
Harriet Dyer: Skin
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … Harriet Dyer’s new show skates breezily over some pretty serious stuff, much of which was covered in previous shows, particularly 2022’s Trigger Warning.
Nate Kitch: Tomorrow Might Not Happen; Now
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … With this slippery hour of anti-comedy, almost designed to fail, Nate Kitch takes the guardrails off what stand-up can be.
Louise Atkinson: She's Got the Look
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
21/08/2024 … Given the immediate impression it makes upon an audience, the 'look' of a comedian, the succession of choices they've made about how they present themselves,…