Presented by Stamptown Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard - Upstairs: Tickets ★★★★★ Musical comic Huge Davies must have been daunted to spot veteran keyboard comedian David O'Doherty in his audience tonight, though Davies has no reason to be nervous. O'Doherty's stand-up is more of the sit-down variety, whereas Davies struts up and down the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard: Forth; Tickets ★★★★★ Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster) brings his new improv show, Kool Story Bro, to the Edinburgh Fringe festival this year. His mission: make improv kool again. This is a show about stories, taking embarrassing tales from the audience and recreating them. Having performed this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance - Beside; Tickets ★★★★ TikTok star Henry Rowley is self-aware enough to recognize that his audience has only come because of his popularity on the content-sharing platform. His challenge: prove that he can be funny for longer than a minute. Just Literally is essentially long-form TikTok, a series of sketches … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Henry Rowley: Just Literally
https://youtu.be/9MuaHRZ7zSU Created by The Hair Godmothers Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George SquareL Tickets ★★★ Villains: A Dizney in Drag parody is the sister show of the Hairy Godmother’s original Dizney in Drag production, and the two shows have been playing on alternating nights throughout this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Villains centres around ‘Vil’, played by … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody
Written and Starring Dylan Mulvaney Directed by Tim Jackson Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George Square Studios: Tickets ★★★★★ Dylan Mulvaney is a massive TikTok star. Her Days of Girlhood series has garnered her billion views, global acclaim, and bona fide celebrity status. So, the last thing you’d expect as you walk into Assembly George … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Dyland Mulvaney: FAGHAG
https://youtu.be/SmqYVY16Fes Book, Music & Lyrics by Rachael Mailer Directed by Robyn Lexi Dramaturgy by Hannah Sands Review by Annie Aslett Underbelly, Bristo Square: Tickets ★★★★★ Rachael Mailer is the writer and star of queer musical comedy Diary of a Gay Disaster. Mailer plays Ellis, who wakes up in a fever dream from the Gods of Sapphic Desire. … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Diary of a Gay Disaster
Review by Annie Aslett Assembly Rooms: Tickets ★★ Improv comedy is a difficult skill - the best improv comics make it look easy. Unfortunately, today's production of Spontaneous Potter reminds us how tricky this medium really is. The premise is solid gold: take suggestions from the audience for a new show, Harry Potter and the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard: Tickets ★★★★ It is often with trepidation that one enters a stand-up comedy debut at a tiny Edinburgh Fringe venue – too often, audiences are pity-laughing because silence in such proximity would be so much worse. With Hannah Platt’s show, there’s no need to worry. Well-written, subversive jokes get … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
https://youtu.be/8qlmiKqW4Ic Directed by Joe McNeice Written by Nora Brigid Monahan Music and lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen Review by Annie Aslett Underbelly, Cowgate: Tickets ★★★★★ Tickets for Diva: Live From Hell are a hot commodity, as rave reviews for this returning show pack in the punters. Heat is also the first thing you're hit with as … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – DIVA: Live From Hell!
https://youtu.be/SPwHbJ1XP24 Review by Annie Aslett George Square Studio Gardens: Tickets ★★★★ Forget the chicken and the egg; anyone attending a Reuben Kaye show at the Palais du Variété must wonder whether the grand, sultry circus tent inspired the performer, or whether hosting Kaye’s wicked glamour is this venue’s raison d’être. So at home is Kaye … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating
