‘It’s naff, it’s old, it’s retro,’ goes one line in Max Fulham’s Edinburgh debut, prompting the reassurance: ‘It’s fine if it’s knowing and ironic.’ Knowing indeed, as Fulham’s a ventriloquist, a ...

Before we embark on this exercise, you and I, it’s probably worth acknowledging that this show fills a specific niche, and if you’ve seen its title you probably already know whether or not you’re ...

Ada and Bron already have a Bafta nomination under their belt for their Channel 4 short, Peaked. This unique debut proves that was no fluke, and that they can cut it live, too. The cult starts here, ...

The first 20 minutes pops like dynamite, as Goodman treats us to a whirlwind of charisma, wit and catchy songs. A very strong comedy songwriter and physical comedian, she clearly has many strings to ...

Becky Hughes is the standout, able to summon laughs through her stage presence alone, but there’s no weak link here even though the rigours of the Fringe seem to be taking their toll: Sam Dallamore ...

The 79-year-old actor – also known for playing comedy character Bob Servant – was due to embark on the 18-date It's All About Me! tour on October 1. But he has now told BBC Newscast he was ‘tired’ ...

Daisy Doris May’s drag alter-ego has been to the Fringe before with spoof TED talks about flirting and mating, but this time around he’s joined by two other characters: self-appointed Australian guru ...

Heidi Regan has stood out ever since winning the BBC New Comedy Award in 2017, a justified victory she followed up in 2018 with a debut show which took its main inspiration from analysing shark ...

Here’s Shalaka Kurup talking about being a doctor – but not of the useful kind. The comedian, one of Chortle’s Hotshots making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts this year, also speaks about getting ...

Another rhyming couplet of well-to-do white boys in matching suits, Finlay Stroud and Joe Peden are purveying some straight-down-the-line sketch comedy in their characterless room at the top of some ...

There are more than a few badly acted, laboriously written, achingly earnest melodramas at every Fringe. Some of them are even deliberate, like this, Andrew Doherty’s follow-up to his breakthrough Gay ...

Presenting himself as a downtrodden, albeit chipper, data analyst for a supermarket chain he talks naturally about his low status and inability to get laid without ever feeling like he’s particularly ...