Comedy Reviews
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Olga Koch / Bill O'Neill / Mary O'ConnellFriday, 18 August 2023
Olga Koch Monkey Barrel ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Darran Griffiths / Louise Atkinson / Louise YoungWednesday, 16 August 2023
Darran Griffiths, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ Lots of comics talk about sex in their shows but few do so with such charm and purpose as Darran Griffiths with Inconceivable, his debut hour. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Flat & the Curves / Shamilton! / I Wish My Life Were Like a MusicalMonday, 14 August 2023
Flat & the Curves, Pleasance Dome ★★★★ Flat & the Curves – Katy Baker, Charlotte Brooke, Issy Wroe Wright and Arabella Rodrigo – perform a gig-style musical comedy show with risqué material about what it means to be a modern woman. And there's a generous side helping about the inadequacy of men, too. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Rob Auton / Laura Davis / Matt FordeSaturday, 12 August 2023
Rob Auton, Assembly @Roxy ★★★★ |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Amos Gill/ Lorna Rose Treen/ CrizardsThursday, 10 August 2023
Amos Gill Gilded Balloon ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Krystal Evans / William Thompson / Alison SpittleWednesday, 09 August 2023
Krystal Evans, Monkey Barrel @The Hive ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Ania Magliano / Elliot Steel / Alexandra HaddowTuesday, 08 August 2023
Ania Magliano, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★ |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Ed Byrne / Fiona Allen / Kieran HodgsonMonday, 07 August 2023
Ed Byrne Assembly Rooms ★★★★★ |
Urooj Ashfaq, Soho Theatre review - assured UK debut by Mumbai stand-upTuesday, 01 August 2023
It's takes a confident comic performing only her second show in English – her second language – to joke near the top of the hour: “I didn't know I wasn't as funny in English.” Urooj Ashfaq also told us she would get upset if the audience didn't like her – but she shouldn't worry. Her confidence proved to be justified. Read more... |
The Crown Jewels, Garrick Theatre review - star laden comedy fails to sparkleFriday, 28 July 2023
At first, it’s hard to believe that the true story of Colonel Blood’s audacious attempt to steal The Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671 has not provided the basis for a play before. After two hours of Simon Nye’s pedestrian telling of the tale as a comedy, you have your answer. Read more... |
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