Edinburgh Fringe Review: Rosco McClelland – The Bones
Sarah Stringer
Two years ago, Rosco McClelland did a serious stand-up show about his potentially life-threatening medical condition. One year ago, he did a fun stand-up show with material about Roombas, and…
Sarah Stringer
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Tom Cashman – NPC (Nearly Perfect Comedian)
Tom Cashman has a persona that’s hard to pin down. Sometimes he relies too hard on mainstream tropes and seems like he’d make a great club comedian, but he also…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Frankie McNair – Huge Ass Mindset
Frankie McNair is new to Edinburgh, arriving from Australia with a show that comes highly recommended by reviews, overseas awards nominations, and word of mouth. The actual performance lived up…
Edinburgh Fringe Diary: August 21, 2026
I scheduled 10 shows to watch on August 21 as, to misappropriate a John-Luke Roberts quote, an experiment in whether someone can do that. They were all at the Monkey…
Edinburgh Fringe review: Susie McCabe – Coming of Rage
Susie McCabe has had a terrible year. Her marriage ended, her dad died (but I wouldn’t call this a Dead Dad show, not enough tears), she had to arrange a…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Caitriona Dowden – Sesh Head
Comedy is often best when it’s specific, and Caitriona Dowden has built a career on this principle. Her first hour was about Medieval theology; her second about apocalyptic dread, and…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Rob Auton – Jupiter
An outsider’s perspective is often an advantage in comedy – an immigrant talking about a country where they didn’t grow up, a queer person dissecting the dominant straight culture, a…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Li Jin Hao – Falling From a Moon
Li Jin Hao: like if someone looked at Johnny White Really-Really and said, “Not quite whimsical enough.” Li’s debut hour, Swimming a Submarine (now on YouTube for free), was a…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Stuart Goldsmith – Canary
Stuart Goldsmith has found a niche, and it’s working for him. Comedy is usually more interesting when it’s specific, and Goldsmith’s shows about the climate crisis and sustainability are no…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Ed Night – We’ll Be All Right, Darling
We enter the venue to Clay Pigeons by Blaze Foley, which is one of the best songs ever written (in one comedy reviewer’s accurate opinion), and immediately sets a tone…