Comedy Reviews
Kate Berlant Is KATE, Soho Theatre review - glorious spoof of actory typesTuesday, 12 September 2023
The show begins before the audience troops into the theatre; the walls of the staircase leading to it are plastered with images of Kate Berlant, its writer and performer; we file past her (sitting by the doorway with a sign saying “Ignore me”) and a long word-salad statement by her; and then, before she appears, we watch a film on the onstage screen in which – in arty black-and-white, quoting Stanislavsky and Oscar Wilde – Berlant preens and pouts and Looks Very Serious. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 review: Ahir ShahMonday, 28 August 2023
Ahir Shah, Monkey Barrel Ahir Shah is a fast talker, but then in Ends – which deservedly won best show in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards – he has a lot to say. It's a show about multiculturalism, family, identity, fitting in, and encompasses modern history on two continents, so he has a lot to pack in. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Janine Harouni / Paddy Young / Ian SmithFriday, 25 August 2023
Janine Harouni, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Olga Koch / Bill O'Neill / Mary O'ConnellFriday, 18 August 2023
Olga Koch Monkey Barrel ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Darran Griffiths / Louise Atkinson / Louise YoungWednesday, 16 August 2023
Darran Griffiths, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ Lots of comics talk about sex in their shows but few do so with such charm and purpose as Darran Griffiths with Inconceivable, his debut hour. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Flat & the Curves / Shamilton! / I Wish My Life Were Like a MusicalMonday, 14 August 2023
Flat & the Curves, Pleasance Dome ★★★★ Flat & the Curves – Katy Baker, Charlotte Brooke, Issy Wroe Wright and Arabella Rodrigo – perform a gig-style musical comedy show with risqué material about what it means to be a modern woman. And there's a generous side helping about the inadequacy of men, too. Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Rob Auton / Laura Davis / Matt FordeSaturday, 12 August 2023
Rob Auton, Assembly @Roxy ★★★★ |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Amos Gill/ Lorna Rose Treen/ CrizardsThursday, 10 August 2023
Amos Gill Gilded Balloon ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Krystal Evans / William Thompson / Alison SpittleWednesday, 09 August 2023
Krystal Evans, Monkey Barrel @The Hive ★★★★ Read more... |
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 reviews: Ania Magliano / Elliot Steel / Alexandra HaddowTuesday, 08 August 2023
Ania Magliano, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★ |
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