Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Review: Garret Millerick: We Tried It Your Way – Baby Grand at Pleasance Courtyard

Gerret Millerick's show "We Tried It Your Way" offers an innovative hour of comedy that intertwines AI with humor. Engaging and fast-paced, Millerick addresses diverse topics and stimulates audience participation while exploring how AI impacts the future of comedy and community. This show is a masterclass in modern comedic styles, leaving a lasting impression.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Review: James Trickey: Split – Bunker Two at Pleasance Courtyard

Trickey has real, genuine potential to fiercely balance charming, ribbing stories and observations with bigger-picture, poignant life philosophy. He is very likeable, obviously smart and perceptive. Trickey has the promise of being a seriously powerful comedian who packs out rooms with both laughter and feeling.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Review: Rory Cargill: On TV! – The Crate at Assembly George Square

Rory Cargill's performance, guided by the flamboyant Beau Crème, offers a comedic dive into TV history's parodies. An engaging blend of humor and audience participation makes this show a theatrical must-see at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Review: Steffan Alun: Windows – Hoot 4 at Hoots @ The Apex

Steffan Alun's comedy show "Windows" offers an hour of engaging, relatable humor about identity, blending witty anecdotes and observations in a warm atmosphere.

Review: Paul Campbell: The Lost Tapes of Somerfield, Glasgow Comedy Festival

Review by Laurie Kemmett ★★★ Nobody likes a funeral. Even when the deceased isn’t someone you know well. This fact doesn’t change even when you don’t know the person at all - and when the person isn’t a person but a British supermarket of the 2000’s. Enter Paul Campbell and his eulogy for Somerfield. If like, the … Continue reading Review: Paul Campbell: The Lost Tapes of Somerfield, Glasgow Comedy Festival

Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Wallace – Traverse Theatre

Book by Rob Drummond Music and Lyrics by Dave Hook Directed by Orla O’Loughlin Review by Orly Benn Traverse Theatre ★★★★ This week’s A Play, A Pie, A Pint, written by Rob Drummond and Dave Hook, brings us a slick and thought-provoking hip-hop musical comedy with the life (or myth) of 13th-century Scottish legend and … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Wallace – Traverse Theatre

Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Chat Sh*t, Get Hit

Created by Martha Pailing, Recipient of Keep It Fringe Fund Review by Orly Benn Summerhall - Former Women's Locker Room ★★★★★ In a show whose title is characteristically angry and impulsive, Martha Pailing’s Chat Shit Get Hit is remarkably sensitive, thoughtful, funny, and clever. Beginning with a very memorable impression of her parents’ dog, Huwie, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Chat Sh*t, Get Hit

Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – 4’s a Crowd (Or What Not to Do When Stuck in a Bunker During the Apocalypse)

Written by Todd Bell and Tomi Fry Review by Orly Benn theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall ★★★★ The Fiascoholics have landed in Edinburgh with their fringe debut….. and it’s silly. As the world erupts in nuclear apocalypse (circa 2025-6), 5 unfortunate fortunates are mixed up in the impossible decision of choosing who to kick out of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – 4’s a Crowd (Or What Not to Do When Stuck in a Bunker During the Apocalypse)

Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink On!

Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Beyond ★★★★ At 14:55, in her magnificent pale pink suit and with a slick-back bun, Diona Doherty waltzes onto the Monkey Barrel 2 stage in style. This award-winning Irish comedian wastes no time, diving headfirst into her 50-minute long set which centres on the hilarious tribulations of parenthood, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink On!

Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Dylan Adler: Haus of Dy-Lan

Directed by Sam Blumenfield Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Beyond ★★★★ With their shining tickets for Haus of Dy-lan in hand, the audience step into the bright yellow storage bunker in the Pleasance Courtyard, not quite sure what to expect at 19:30 on a Thursday evening. The eye-catching flyer promises a “musical-comedy”, but … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Dylan Adler: Haus of Dy-Lan