Comedy Reviews
'We are bowled over!' Thank you for your messages of love and supportFriday, 14 November 2025
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Desiree Burch / Andy ParsonsMonday, 11 August 2025
Desiree Burch, Monkey Barrel ★★★★ Read more... |
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Lily Phillips / Ayoade BamgboyeSaturday, 09 August 2025
Lily Phillips, Monkey Barrel ★★★★ Lily Phillips is keen to tell us at the top of her show that she’s not that Lily Phillips. There’s no OnlyFans content in Crying but, dealing as it does with her experience of having a baby, it’s graphic in a different way. So strap in. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Jacob Nussey / Phil GreenFriday, 08 August 2025
Jacob Nussey, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ Read more... |
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Rob Auton / Saaniya AbbasThursday, 07 August 2025
Rob Auton, Assembly Roxy ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor / Alex BerrWednesday, 06 August 2025
Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor, Pleasance Dome ★★★★ Read more... |
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Alison Spittle / Christopher Macarthur-BoydTuesday, 05 August 2025
Alison Spittle, Monkey Barrel ★★★ Alison Spittle is fat, she tells us at the top of the show. But not as fat as she used to be. And that’s the premise of BIG, in which she describes why she has been overweight since she was eight years old and what led to the recent weight loss – “about an XL Bully’s-worth”. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Rhys Darby / Alex StringerMonday, 04 August 2025
Rhys Darby, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ Read more... |
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Eddie Pepitone, Special review - return of the curmudgeonSaturday, 26 July 2025
There aren’t many comics like Eddie Pepitone any more – the veteran comic’s shtick harks to back an earlier age, pre-suitable for TV and Netflix specials. As the New Yorker says drily in his latest special, The Collapse, he was never going to be considered as a host of either a reality programme full of beautiful people or a smarmy late-night chat show. Read more... |
Summer Laugh review - five comics gear up for the FringeMonday, 30 June 2025
Appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe has long been an expensive gig for comics. But while stand-ups may need only a microphone to ply their wares at the world’s biggest arts festival, the costs they have to bear – among them venue charges, accommodation and marketing – don’t come cheap, and are growing year on year. Many people attending the Fringe are unaware of its financial eco-system – but the majority of performers there are self-funding. Read more... |
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