Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage
By . Published 28 August 2012
In the intimate setting of The Royal Mile Tavern, we receive rather sweet insights into ways Bobby has tried to better himself, along with optimistic tales of meeting his fiancé...
Comedy > Fringe 2012
Nathan Cassidy: Free Pound
By . Published 28 August 2012Cassidy’s show does exactly what it says on the tin (or leaflet rather): we receive our free £1 as promised, there is a great demand for seats due to the...
Flaneurs @ Summerhall
By . Published 28 August 2012The Flaneurs is one of the most inspiring pieces of live performance art you will have the pleasure of experiencing and you may actually leave the theatre feeling like a...
Pretending Things Are A Cock
By . Published 26 August 2012Jon Bennett starts his show by telling us what to expect over the next hour. This is useful because what the hell do you expect from a show called Pretending...
Davey Connor, Lucy Beaumont and Ed Patrick: The Big Comedy Showcase Show
By . Published 26 August 2012The so-called Big Comedy Showcase Show is somehow squeezed into the Gilded Balloon’s Wee Room, promising to showcase three up-and-comers for a very small amount of money. The newcomers in...
Bec Hill: Bec Hill is More Afraid Of You Than You Are of Her!
By . Published 26 August 2012What are you afraid of? Aussie comedian Bec Hill claims to be afraid of you and I, audiences, failed banter, and mean hecklers. She finds an audience member to provide...
Accident and Emergency: Plenty More Fish in the Sea (But I Don't Have a Fish Fetish)
By . Published 26 August 2012These two comedians begin their show by running through a glossary of native Irish terms. We are asked to consider that if we don't find the show funny it may...
Daniel Simonsen: Champions
By . Published 26 August 2012Daniel Simonsen might have one of the funniest introductions this year, performing the first five minutes of his set from behind the curtain, as straight faced as you like (presumably)....
Sheeps: Dancing with Lisa
By . Published 26 August 2012Sheeps are perhaps the most tiring of festival prospects; a young male sketch trio. Don’t let that put you off though, because this is one of the more inventive and...
The Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show
By . Published 26 August 2012The big Perifosters comedy award is a bit like the FA Cup: once it was surrounded by romance and glamour, now it's a bit of a consolation prize for teams...
Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous)
By . Published 26 August 2012It doesn't happen very often, but occasionally we run across a show which embodies everything you fear about the Fringe. This two-hander featured women very much from London, who had...
The Shack's Massive Gong Show Final
By . Published 25 August 2012Gong shows are vicious good fun, giving audiences the chance to play Simon Cowell by gonging comedians off the stage in mid-set. The Shack's gong show has been running for...
Jonny & The Baptists
By . Published 24 August 2012In the sweltering heat of the airless room, many acts would have flagged, or at least delivered a more muted set. Not so Jonny & the Baptists. Fronted by the...
Asher Treleavan: Troubadour
By . Published 24 August 2012Treleavan’s autobiographical tale with an original twist is a delightful surprise. The very tall comedian introduces us to Edward De Bono’s theory of the Six Thinking Hats, which splits the...
Martin Mor: A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
By . Published 24 August 2012With every wall bedecked with paintings of the giant, tattooed, beardy, gruff-looking Martin Mor, nobody can say they haven’t been forewarned. Mor’s room-filling, generous boisterousness and his G-force laugh make...
Britain's Got Fuck All Talent
By . Published 24 August 2012Everybody loves those weirdies that delusionally try out for TV reality shows – it’s the nation’s favourite bit! Britain’s Got Fuck All Talent is a hilarious celebration of Simon Cowell’s...
Hannibal Buress: Still Saying Stuff
By . Published 24 August 2012Nominated for Foster’s Newcomer award last year, American stand-up Hannibal Buress is no longer a stranger to Edinburgh crowds. The venue manager packs us together like sweaty sardines to make...
Carl-Einar Häckner: Handluggage
By . Published 24 August 2012Swedish comedian Carl-Einar Häckner is a weird, mumbling, goofy guy whose comedy mainly relies on how crap he is at magic and how many times he insists on the crowd...
Elis James: Speaking as a Mother
By . Published 24 August 2012I think Welsh comedians might be the new Irish comedians. There’s something about the accent that holds you safe and makes you want to laugh, and this suits Elis James’...
David Hasselhoff: An Evening with...
By . Published 24 August 2012There are rare moments in life where everything is perfect. I like to catogorise these moments into two sections: 'Gymkata on DVD and a blowjob' or 'DAVID HASSELHOFF AND ANYTHING'. Everything...
