Genre: Stand-Up 0
Review: Highlander 70
I can confidently say that Morpurgo’s whimsical tale of high-school shenanigans is the most creative performance I’ve seen this year.
Review: Dom McGovern: Prize Hog
Turning body dysmorphia, shame and guilt into an engaging hour of darkly funny stand-up
Review: Ray O’Leary: I Can See O’Leary Now The Ray Has Gone
In a festival heavily saturated with trauma-informed solo shows, Ray O’Leary’s I Can See O’Leary Now The Ray Has Gone provides a refreshing alternative
Review: Jack Ansett: Looks Like a Bit of Me
Jack Ansett approaches his Edinburgh debut with a chaotic yet sharp-edged set in Looks Like a Bit of Me.
Review: Huge Davies: Sleep Paralysis Princess
Beneath the aggressive crowd work and bizarre premises lies a carefully thought-out piece of theatrical storytelling.
Review: Tarang Hardikar: If I’m Not Wrong
A celebration of crooked lines, curious tangents and the joy of not thinking straight.
Review: Cadet Kelly is the best movie I’ve ever seen in my friggin’ life
A show that will make you open IMDb and rate Cadet Kelly 10/10 and Shawshank Redemption0/10
Review: Lawrence Dodd: This Can’t Be It
On a random Tuesday evening, Dodd entered the room and changed our lives. Or he gaslit us into thinking that. No, he actually did it.
Review: Jake Baker: The Gentle Men’s Club
Every moment of the very funny set tickles, prompting face aching smiles and belly laughs.
Review: Kelly Rickard Burning Love
Fine writing, superb delivery from a well-scaffolded storyteller.
Review: Excel Comedy and Mathem-antics
A smart, funny, and unexpectedly moving hour where spreadsheets become both comedy and revelation.
Review: Phil de Lange: The Phil Monty
A spirited, joyful and uplifting set from a comedian who thrives on unpredictability and connection.
Review: Michael Elsener: How to Live in Paradise
Swiss satire meets soulful storytelling in a sharp, multilingual journey through politics, identity, and paradise lost.
Review: The John Smith Show
An excellent show performed by a veteran of deaf stand-up comedy looking back at his adventurous career
Review: 15:10 To Yuma
An engaging personable show about growing up in the hottest place in the United States - Smith's got great stories
Review: Henry Churniavsky… Life Lessons from a Jewish Grandfather (Zaida)
A warm, funny, and delightfully unfiltered hour from a seasoned Fringe comic.
Review: Steffan Alun: Stand Up
An excellent hour: smart, heartfelt and genuinely funny. It’s not just comedy, but a joyful act of solidarity.
Review: Slomosexual
Disarmingly frank and hilarious life story of Singapore’s self-proclaimed biggest lesbian.
Review: Tadiwa Mahlunge – Hakuna Ma Tad Tad
Follow this rising star. He has a compelling story to tell, and will charm you with his humour and his resilience.
Review: Jena Friedman: Motherf*cker
Seeing this show once is not enough. Although you will catch all of the jokes, you will want to hear them again – and again. Every line hits. Friedman is so intuitive, such a great observer of human behaviour and insightful analyst of the political landscape that you want to not only remember her stories but the way in which she imparts them.
Review: A Cause For Laughter
Go see this slick, funny, lively show, get new ideas for stand up shows to see you’d like to see next, and support the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies while you do it
Review: Gavin Lilley Signs of the Times
Authentic, visually rich stand-up comedy that opens doors to an alternative universe for hearing audience members
Review: Darren Leo: Good Engrish
A sharp, funny, and heartfelt blend of storytelling and stand-up exploring one family’s leap from Taiwan to Canada.
Review: June Tuesday: Comic Trans
June is not shouting from the rooftops, she just wants to be a woman, even if she gets paid less.
Review: James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)
Domestic abuse isn’t funny, but this show is.
Review: Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother
Warm-hearted, witty, wise, oh... and there's chicken soup
Review: Lily Phillips: Crying
Delivering double-punch jokes, Crying explores what happens when the birth of your child doesn’t quite match what Instagram promised.
Review: Paul Williams: Don’t Look at Me
Williams creates the intimacy required for exceptional comedy, a challenge given Roxy Upstairs’ leaning toward conventional plays and musicals.
Review: Super Mama
Lithuanian comedian makes her debut at the fringe with a story about almost forgetting yourself after becoming a mum.
Review: Beth & Josie EXPOSED: F*&# De$antis
A stand-up comedy show that is a big middle finger to DeSantis.
Review: A Canadian Explains Eurovision to Americans
Matti McLean rises like a phoenix in this surprisingly heartfelt trip through the strange world of Eurovision
Review: The Heterosexuals
A terrifying(ly funny) stand-up comedy about the scariest thing out there: heterosexuals
Review: The Last Laugh
This is a must-see. Never outstaying its welcome, you can leave this show after 85 minutes, but stay for that Q&A. I envy everyone the night I won’t be there for it.
Review: Mark Tournoff: A Word With the Bird
Mark Tournoff’s an engaging and modest MC. The talent he promotes remains and makes visits worthwhile.
Review: Other Side Comedy
A collection of up-and-coming comedians from London take the stage with great humor, stories, and jokes.
Review: Barbara Fernandez Singing, Sagging and Shagging
Soaring vocals, belly laughs, and touching tales
Review: Louis Katz: Bountiful
From family to the big global stuff, Kataz packs a powerful comedy punch
Review: Antidepressed
As with any good comedy, it is littered with relatable content, the ideas that are most people’s everyday realities no matter where they’re from.
Review: Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating
Unpredictable, unstoppable, unvarnished, unafraid – the hilarious Reuben Kaye brings it home again.
Review: 3 Queens of New York
A comedic showcase for three very different black female comedians from three very different parts of New York City.
Review: I Know a Guy
Hilarious stand up with an unbelievable tale to believe and she convinces you, because you couldn’t make this up!
Review: Jessie Cave: An Ecstatic Display
The show exudes the multitude of Cave’s interests and talents as a writer, performer, illustrator and puppeteer.
Review: BED – A one man show
A solo comedy theatre storytelling stand-up tour de france (and beyond)
Review: Steve Parry: The Last of the Famous International Amateurs
A man in the middle of a mid-life crisis
Review: Colleen Lavin: Do The Robots Think I’m Funny
“ Murderbot is going to asses my performance,” says Lavin at the top of the show, “And then you’re going to decide if you care.” At least in this case, the robot did find Colleen Lavin to be very funny. I have to say I agree.
Review: Furious
Daly is the Pied Piper of Edinburgh – Enchanting, witty, interactive and relatable. A one woman show that pokes fun at satirical characters from her past!
Review: Emmanuel Sonubi: Curriculum Vitae
Original and relatable stories that do not fail to get a laugh from the audience every single time
Review: Church Girl, Interrupted
An amusing hour spent in the company of a delightful former evangelical Christian.
Review: Tom Little Has Good Reviews So Prepare to Be Impressed
An hour of fast-paced, warm and intelligent comedy with plenty of surreal and funny twists
Review: Michelle Kalt: God Hates You
A good hour or so in the company of a very funny Swiss comedienne
Review: Ian Lynam:Autistic Licence
Verbal and visual funny man from autism's front line (and with blue hair)
Review: Spill Your Drink – A Deaf Cabaret
A rude, riotous celebration of Scottish deaf talent for everyone to enjoy.
Review: Harry Potter or My Girlfriend… Who Do I Love More?
A very funny hour in the company of a comedy wizard
Review: With all Jew respect
"a host that left me wanting to follow him out of the theatre into the bar to continue the not always kosher conversation."
Review: Laughing Horse Clean Pick of The Fringe
The best stand up-up comedy from the fringe but with the swear words removed!
Review: Nathan Cassidy: Observational
With a crippling bad back, Nathan joins a gym and a big, strong man changes his life
Review: Ellipsis
A mix of stand up and confessional which is funny and tragic in almost equal measure.
