Comedy

When I went to see this free stand-up show I was instantly struck by a vague sense of recognition about the German comedian in front of me.

This New York newcomer's show Misspelled is a definite single-topic solo show. His comedy revolves around his dyslexia and how it influenced his 1970s Queens upbringing.

Adam Riches is the winner of the prestigious Foster's Best Comedy Show 2011, it was announced at 2.30pm today in the packed Dovecot studios in Edinburgh.

Once in a while, you see a comedian who is so perfectly suited to performance, channelling such pure talent, that you feel they have been doing this since they were born; Adam Riches is just such a

After having seen the glamorous trio that is Fascinating Aïda, I have to wonder how it has taken me so long to find this fabulous act. They have been performing since 1983, though with sl

Josie Long has been bringing quality stand-up to the Fringe for the last three or four years, winning the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer for her 2006 show, 'Kindness and Exuberance'. Her performances are generally marked by these gentler attributes, making her stand out from the usual vitriolic comedians that marks a lot of the newcomers to the Fringe comedy circuit.

Familiar to anyone who has ever seen the Police Academy movies, Michael Winslow's run at this year's Fringe has proven to be a huge success.

So here we are again its 2011 and the comedy shortlist has arrived.

It's rare that you see a genuinely natural comedic partnership - often double-acts are simply thrown together by necessity or, like wildebeest, for the sake of safety in numbers.

Lesley Evans uses her experience of medical role-play (an actor employed to help doctor’s deal with terminal patients and practice their communication skills) to take an eager audience down the path of her life which, like most people's, is filled with idiosyncratic characters and amusing stories of embarrassing moments…mostly involving old farts who still get frisky.

There is always a moment of trepidation before attending a free show in Edinburgh during August.

Revolting Rhymes is a rip-roaring, mad-cap hour of hilarity, silliness and mayhem that kids from about 5 years up can’t seem to get enough of.

Lady Garden have returned with their fourth Edinburgh show, serving up yet more absurd delights.

The Perils of Love and Gravity is a humorous love-story-cum-fairy-tale for adults, told by a verbose, stylised, rapid-fire narrator and beginning with proverbial ‘Once upon a time…&rsq

Bryony Kimmings one woman show is self-indulgent, but it could be said drinking to excess is also self-indulgent. But with the premature demise of the singer Amy Winehouse, who had a reputation for hard drinking, the show is provocative as Kimmings decides to test the effects of alcohol on creativity, although she does state in the programme that she is not an alcoholic.

There may be a coffee shop on every corner, but none are like The Alchemystorium Café. You see, there the mocha is magic. No, really – and the cappuccino charmed and the latt

Holmes and Watson have never been more energetic than with Max and Ivan filling their Victorian boots. You can be sure of a thoroughly entertaining hour as the pair take the adventure to Chicago.

Bristol Revunions' new show "National Friends" can be easily summed up in the phrase "missed opportunities." It's a show where the acting talent vastly outstrips the writing abi

It’s difficult to review a show when you can barely see from tears of laughter.

BBC favourites Idiots of Ants have sold out three years running (see EG's reviews for 2008 and 2009), and it looks like they’ll do it again, with the irresistible wit of this year’s Model Citizens.

You are either with him or against him, but be warned that if you are with him he’ll undoubtedly put you in some very awkward positions. Doctor Brown’s Becaves has neither purpose nor sense of boundaries - but no matter how horrifying it gets, you’ll be unable to take your eyes off him.