2011 Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe features 2011
Wendy Wason review
Friday 12th August 2011
Wendy Wason's show sometimes felt like a trip down memory lane at a family dinner party, rather than a comedy show.
Rich Hall Hoedown review
Friday 12th August 2011
Rich Hall's Hoedown is hugely entertaining, musically and comically, with Hall providing the wit and wisdom up front, and the band playing it impressively straight behind.
Glenn Wool review
Friday 12th August 2011
Glenn Wool flirts with dark topics in a thought-provoking and belly laugh inducing way.
The Noise Next Door review
Friday 12th August 2011
The Noise Next Door improv group are quietly becoming one of the Fringe's guaranteed bum-on-seat stalwarts.
Horse & Louis review
Friday 12th August 2011
This musical pair, playing on the free Fringe, really is deserving of an hour of your time.
Josie Long review
Friday 12th August 2011
Charming, life-affirming and frequently devastating, Josie Long's new show is essential Fringe viewing.
Christmas For Two review
Friday 12th August 2011
Sarah Campbell and Amy Hoggart's ideas are genuinely creative and odd - it's just that the execution of those ideas isn't always successful.
Simon Munnery review
Thursday 11th August 2011
Simon Munnery presents a patchwork of eccentric ideas, flights of fancy, and bogglingly brilliant aphorisms.
Mick Ferry review
Thursday 11th August 2011
This year, Mick Ferry is presenting a fine show about the end of the world in the depths of the Gilded Balloon.
David Reed review
Thursday 11th August 2011
David Reed is a great performer and his first solo outing since the Penny Dreadfuls is a wonderfully strange, funny, fascinating show.
Paul McCaffrey review
Thursday 11th August 2011
Paul McCaffrey is decent company, but maybe just a little too plain, and whilst his act is polished, it comes across as a little wooden at times.
The Lunchtime Club review
Thursday 11th August 2011
Lots of laughs in this well-priced lunchtime showcase, with compère Max Dickins singled out for particular praise.
Michael Winslow review
Thursday 11th August 2011
Michael Winslow - the man of 1,000 Sound Effects - demonstrates some impressive sound conjuring, but the show is more something to marvel at than laugh at.
Bridget Christie review
Thursday 11th August 2011
Bridget Christie is a captivating, energetic presence. Wonderful stuff.
Tom Bell review
Thursday 11th August 2011
Tom Bell has a great, off-beat turn of phrase and this show may be on the shambolic side, but it's also endlessly inventive, with a really sweet ending.
Hal Sparks review
Thursday 11th August 2011
American comic Hal Sparks comes across as distinctively unlikeable. He has a patronising attitude and unappealing arrogance.
Jason Cook review
Thursday 11th August 2011
If you are seeking happiness then going to see Jason Cook's show about the subject is a pretty good place to start.
Jessica Fostekew review
Thursday 11th August 2011
A good debut from a strong performer, although a more laidback delivery would have helped.
Boy With Tape On His Face interview
Monday 8th August 2011
An interview with Sam Wills, aka The Boy With Tape On His Face...
Josh Widdicombe: Edinburgh Spare Time
Monday 8th August 2011
Josh Widdicombe tells us how he will be spending his spare time at the Edinburgh festival this year...