Edinburgh Comedy Festival

Edinburgh Comedy Festival

Phil Kay has set a precedent at the Edinburgh Fringe by becoming the first performer to acquire six stars for…
With a sell-out show, the heat was on, literally, as Jimeoin managed to skate his way to a hundred laughs or…
After having seen the glamorous trio that is Fascinating AĆÆda, I have to wonder how it has taken me so long…
Bridget Christie has a twinkle in her eye when she delivers this wonderfully engaging piece of comedy. Her…
Female comediennes Ingrid Oliver and Lorna Watson are Festival favourites, returning for their third year…
Whenever the Fringe manage to bag someone who is a ā€˜Big Name Star,' they always come attached with something…
After last year's hit sell-out Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams, there are high expectations that puppeteer…
David Morgan took the stage at Just the Tonic at the Tron, wearing skinny jeans, a Mickey Mouse t-shirt and…
It’s difficult to review a show when you can barely see from tears of laughter. BBC favourites Idiots of Ants…
I had never heard of James Sherwood until this year. Flicking through the Fringe brochure, with a title like…
I have never set out to actively watch Al Murray, whether it be on TV or at previous festival appearances.
In a Soho night club, in the early Eighties, a small but ruthless team of orange cretins hatch a rather lazy…
Having been nominated for the IF Best Newcomer Award 2008, the Amused Moose LaughOff winner 2008, and…
ā€œLet’s get ready to punble!ā€ says Tim Vine, dressed in a cowboy costume. Puns, or plays on words, are…
In her third show at the Fringe, and her fourth year as a comedienne, Maeve Higgins claims that she "doesn't…
You are either with him or against him, but be warned that if you are with him he’ll undoubtedly put you in…
Former Perrier award winner Rich Hall brought a smile to many a face as he read passages from his book,…
To use an old sports commentating clichƩ, Australian Benny Boot's show is one of two halves.
Roger McGough stepped on to the stark stage that was bathed in a warm purple light where he stood at the…
Chris Martin seems to be everywhere I go in Edinburgh. The poster for his show (cheeky smile, unshaven face…