Edinburgh University Revue Comedy Championships 2013
By . Published 10 May 2013
Once again, the students of Edinburgh University battled it out for the title of Comedy champion, and a prize which is basically a lump of rock with a piece of...
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Tony Jameson: Football Manager Ruined My Life
By . Published 06 May 2013Bright-eyed enthusiasm sees Tony Jameson through this wonderful hour. Ostensibly about his 20-year playing career with Football Manager, with this show we're taken on a ride with a man possessed....
Ray Bradshaw: I Dare Ray To @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 24 March
By . Published 27 March 2013Conceptual shows can be fantastic. In the case of Ray Bradshaw there is certainly a concept – to undertake and discuss dares made to him by friends and strangers – and it's...
David Kay @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 24 March
By . Published 27 March 2013The modest title of David Kay's show is entirely in fitting with his persona as the ironically self-proclaimed 'Fireball of Scottish Comedy.' Far from arriving like a fireball, he ambles...
Steffen Peddie: Best Intentions @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 23 March
By . Published 27 March 2013On a bleak and cold Friday night Steffen Peddie manages to create a warm atmosphere for the few of us who have abandoned the crowds of frustrated football fans occupying...
Tig Notaro – Live!
By . Published 08 October 2012Comedy has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently. Aggresive, misogynistic, tolerant of rape and, worst of all, a bit pointless. That final charge is the most...
The Boy With The Cuckoo Clock Heart @ Pleasance
By . Published 01 September 2012A once-popular, now defunct freakshow stands in ruins but the proprietor assures us that he has one curiosity remaining for us. A story; the story of a boy born with...
Slapdash Galaxy @ Underbelly
By . Published 01 September 2012Up And Achtem!
Totally Ninja
By . Published 29 August 2012Although I have a well established hatred of Sorcerers, I can wholeheartedly recommend this show. It's scientific fact that Wizards generally come in 2 flavors: THE EVIL KIND, and 'the...
Parris & Dowler Know What They're Doing
By . Published 29 August 2012Parris & Dowler know what they’re doing. Or do they? Well, yes – so if hapless incompetence is your thing, they’re probably not for you. Part of their opening schtick...
Bane 1, 2 & 3
By . Published 29 August 2012I was a bit dubious upon purchasing my Bane 3 tickets considering I hadn’t seen the first two instalments of the trilogy, but was assured this was not a pre...
Adam Strauss: Varieties of Religious Experience
By . Published 29 August 2012A tale of rocky love, feeling lost then getting back on track, something I’m sure most of us can identify with. Also, of feeling trapped; in this case it is...
David O'Doherty: Seize the David O'Doherty
By . Published 29 August 2012When The DOD bursts on to the stage he announces he’s feeling positive about the show tonight: even going so far as to suggest it will be an experience which...
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...
Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage
By . Published 28 August 2012In 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...
The Edinburgh Revue Sketch Show
By . Published 28 August 2012After a rocky start involving a prop mishap which subsequently threw off the audience’s understanding of the opening gags, you could forgive us for momentarily losing faith in the quality...
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...
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...
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)....
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...
