Edinburgh Fringe Review: Mike Wozniak – The Bench
Dave Baillie
It’s not often you see an Edinburgh show and wonder exactly how it works.
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Edinburgh Fringe Review: Samira Banks – Not Banking On It WIP
Sarah Stringer
Samira Banks first came on my radar when I watched the finals of the So You Think You’re Funny competition in 2023, and was not remotely surprised when she won,…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Nick Helm – Down ‘n’ Dirty Weekend
This show was a release party for part 1 of Nick Helm’s triple album, Down ‘N’ Dirty, which was released on Bandcamp this week. The initial release is for the…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Hannah Platt – Cult Classic
Cult Classic is Hannah Platt’s sophomore hour, but she has the skill and presence of someone with far more experience. She commands the room easily, despite being small and self-described…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Phil Nichol – Aren’t We Lucky
When Phil Nichol was a younger comedian, he was loud, intense, and extremely physical in the way he ran around the stage and into the crowd to jump on the…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Bella Hull – Mad Cow Disease
Bella Hull is a performer capable of quickly generating an impressive amount of energy in a room. As we were settling in, I’d worried that this midweek lunchtime audience seemed…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Sarah Roberts – Scary Movie 7
Sarah Roberts solemnly enters the room, wearing a hooded robe and chains, in keeping with the horror theme of the title (and flyer and poster), before removing the hood, and…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Stuart Laws as Michael Caine and Nish Kumar as Christopher Nolan Doing Something For An Hour
Whoever had the idea to make Nish Kumar play the straight man (presumably Stuart Laws) is a genius. It’s far from an obvious choice, given his persona. But watching him…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Sammy J – Hero Complex
The beautiful thing about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, or any Fringe Festival, is getting to see DIY stuff, shows that are messy and chaotic because they can’t be slick every…
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Eli Matthewson – Blood Bender
In the first half of Eli Matthewson’s show, he apologizes for being a bit too edgy when some of his stories have mild references to sex. By the end, he’s…