Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage
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...

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...

Cassidy’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...

The 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...

Jon 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...

The 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...

What 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...

These 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 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 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 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...

It 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...

Gong 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...

In 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...

Treleavan’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...

With 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...

Everybody 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...
Nominated 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...

Swedish 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...

I 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’...

There 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...