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
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
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
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 […]
Review of Seann Walsh: One for the Road, Fringe 2016
I’ve always found Seann Walsh to be great value for money at the fringe. He plays little venues and up close to the crowd when, I suspect, he could play larger arenas and step back a little. It’s good to see Walsh back at the Fringe – although he was in the process of dying […]
Review of Knightmare Live: The Game Has Changed, Fringe 2016
Another brilliant episode Knightmare and that’s great news. It feels like there’s a little more budget to this season. We’ve lost the hilariously unpredictable, Doctor Who style, cardboard scenery that was always falling off and otherwise taking part of the show. We’ve gained some special effects via the new projected background. We’ve not lost the […]