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A review of David O’Doherty: You Have to Laugh, Fringe 2018

August 14, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Riotous. I rate David O’Doherty high in my list of favourite comedians and “You Have to Laugh” is my favourite encounter with him and his crappy keyboard yet. If you don’t know this Irish entertainer yet, then you’re missing out. He mixes music with jokes and storytelling. As with the best comedians, O’Doherty’s skill is […]

A review of The Tape Face Show, Fringe 2018

August 8, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yesterday was the second time I’ve seen Tape Face here in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I think he’s altered his branding from The Boy With Tape on His Face to just Tape Face, but it is the same premise; getting the audience to do things with expressions and musical queues. It works a treat. The […]

A review of Thrones! The Musical Parody! Fringe 2016

August 19, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Baby Wants Candy have managed to condense the TV show (not the books) of Game of Thrones into just one hour. There’s time to imagine the series’ ending too. Expect spoilers, sex and death. It’s inconceivable to me that anyone would go to a Game of Thrones inspired parody and not expect spoilers, sex and […]

A review of Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, Fringe 2016

August 17, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paul Merton and his Impro Chums are always on my to-watch list for the Fringe. They’ll fill out the largest venue at the Pleasance Courtyard, every time, so book well in advance. This year we had familiar faces in the Chums; Suki Webster, Richard Vranch, Lee Simpson and Mike McShane. They’re all so good it’s […]

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