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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 […]

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