John Achkar
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
27/08/2026 … John Achkar’s whole deal is pretty much laid bare in his verbose show title: ‘His country is collapsing.
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Thu 27 August 2026
Rob Preston: Amazing Global Solutions
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
27/08/2026 … Rob Preston is a discomforting presence even before he gets his debut show going.
Wally Baram: My Snake's Quinceañera
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
27/08/2026 … Stopping at the Fringe for just a handful of nights, Wally Baram is a rising cult star in America, with writing and acting credits including English Teacher and…
Wed 26 August 2026
Matt Winning: Solastalgia
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2026 … As an economist who has spent his career modelling climate change scenarios, Dr Matt Winning knows more about the catastrophic consequences of carbon emissions than…
Elouise Eftos: Aphrodite
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2026 … Following up her tricksy, award-nominated debut Australia’s First Attractive Comedian, Elouise Eftos draws on a similar range of concerns for Aphrodite, an…
Enrico Touché: Hot Knees
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2026 … Enrico Touché has a great monochrome look from his eyebrows to his specs – and hair that looks like it's made out of liquorice shoelaces.
Killian Sundermann: Killian Dollar Baby
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2026 … There was a time when, if a show title punned on a comedian’s name à la Joe Lycett, it was a mark of quality.
The Van Gogh Shogh
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
26/08/2026 … What could possibly draw a Fringe performer to create a show about an artist who spent their life in absolute poverty, unrecognised as one of the world's greatest…